How common it is
库 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.
Pronunciation focus
Say kù slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.
Usage note
库表示存放东西的地方。
kù biǎo shì cún fàng dōng xī de dì fāng。
库 means a place for storing things.
Context note
库常用于仓库、数据库和书库。
kù cháng yòng yú cāng kù 、 shù jù kù hé shū kù。
It is often used with warehouses, databases, and libraries.
5 examples
书在库里。
shū zài kù lǐ。
The books are in the storage room.
这里是资料库。
zhè lǐ shì zī liào kù。
This is a database.
仓库很大。
cāng kù hěn dà。
The warehouse is very large.
请把东西放进库里。
qǐng bǎ dōng xī fàng jìn kù lǐ。
Please put the items in the storage area.
库里的货很多。
kù lǐ de huò hěn duō。
There are many goods in the storage.
5 mini stories
老师说，库是存放东西的地方。
lǎo shī shuō， kù shì cún fàng dōng xī de dì fāng。
The teacher said a warehouse is a place to store things.
他们把货物放进库里。
tā men bǎ huò wù fàng jìn kù lǐ。
They put the goods into the storage.
这个库有很多书。
zhè ge kù yǒu hěn duō shū。
This library/storage has many books.
数据库帮助保存信息。
shù jù kù bāng zhù bǎo cún xìn xī。
A database helps save information.
库房里很安静。
kù fáng lǐ hěn ān jìng。
The storage room is very quiet.