bó wù guǎn
museum
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博物院 (bó wù guǎn)
museum
博物馆 (bó wù guǎn)
museum
美术馆 (měishùguǎn)
art gallery
图书馆 (túshūguǎn)
library
The Chinese word for museum, 博物馆 (bówùguǎn), is a compound of three characters. The first character, 博 (bó), means "wide" or "extensive". The second character, 物 (wù), means "thing" or "object". The third character, 馆 (guǎn), means "hall" or "building". So, the word 博物馆 literally means "a hall for extensive things". This is a fitting name for a museum, as it is a place where a wide variety of objects are collected and displayed for the public to learn about.
