English–Chinese
“bookcase” in Chinese
How to say “bookcase” in Chinese
“Bookcase” in Chinese is 书柜 (shū guì).
Furniture that keeps books together on shelves and makes them easy to find or display.
Example sentences with 书柜
请把新书放进书柜里。qǐng bǎ xīn shū fàng jìn shū guì lǐ
Please put the new books in the bookcase.
Tips for using 书柜
- In location phrases, 里 (lǐ, "inside") treats the furniture as a space containing books, while 上 (shàng, "on") refers to books or objects resting on its surface.
Other Chinese words for “bookcase”
他把所有书都放在书橱里。tā bǎ suó yǒu shū dōu fàng zài shū chú lǐ
He put all the books in the bookcase.