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阅览

yuèlǎn

read; browse

A researcher reads a document at a table in a reading room.
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Characters in this word

阅 yuè

Strokes
10
Radical
门 — gate, door, entrance, opening
Made of
门 gate, door, entrance, opening 兑 to exchange
More about the character 阅

览 lǎn

Strokes
9
Radical
见 — to see, to observe, to meet, to appear
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 览

Example phrases

  • 进入档案馆前,研究者必须先填写阅览申请,并遵守保密规定。 Jìnrù dàng'ànguǎn qián, yánjiū zhě bìxū xiān tiánxiě yuèlǎn shēnqǐng, bìng zūnshǒu bǎomì guīdìng. Before entering the archive, researchers must first fill in a reading application and comply with confidentiality rules.
  • 周末我喜欢到图书馆的报刊阅览区看当天的新闻。 Zhōumò wǒ xǐhuān dào túshūguǎn de bàokān yuèlǎn qū kàn dāngtiān de xīnwén. On weekends I like to read the day's news in the library's newspaper and periodical reading area.
  • 只有持有效证件的读者,才能进入这个阅览室查阅资料。 Zhǐyǒu chí yǒuxiào zhèngjiàn de dúzhě, cáinéng jìnrù zhège yuèlǎnshì cháyuè zīliào. Only readers with a valid ID may enter this reading room to consult materials.

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