<p>I saw the road sign photographed below, but I'm confused about how 天津图书馆园区馆 (tiān jīn tú shū guǎn yuán qū guǎn) makes sense.</p>

<p>I'm mostly familiar with the components:</p>

<ul>
<li><a href="http://dict.cn/%E5%A4%A9%E6%B4%A5" rel="nofollow noreferrer">天津</a> = Tianjin, the city I live in.</li>
<li><a href="http://dict.cn/%E5%9B%BE%E4%B9%A6%E9%A6%86" rel="nofollow noreferrer">图书馆</a> = library</li>
<li><a href="http://dict.cn/%E5%9B%AD" rel="nofollow noreferrer">园</a> usually refers to a park</li>
<li><a href="http://dict.cn/%E5%8C%BA" rel="nofollow noreferrer">区</a> = district (what we would call a suburb in Australia)</li>
<li><a href="http://dict.cn/%E9%A6%86" rel="nofollow noreferrer">馆</a> = ???</li>
</ul>

<p>I don't recall seeing 馆 by itself before (always part of something else: 宾馆 （hotel), 博物馆 (museum), 体育馆 (gym), etc.), so I'm surprised as to what it's doing here.  This contributes to my confusion.</p>

<p>I'm also unsure of how to piece these together.</p>

<p><strong>Question</strong>: How do I parse 天津图书馆园区馆?</p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/FyVlu.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/FyVlum.jpg" alt="天津图书馆园区馆 (along with the pinyin) on a road sign"></a></p>

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2017-06-18T11:57:31.303Z
If 天津图书馆 refers to a public library, it may have several branch public libraries and 天津图书馆园区馆 might refer to one such branch
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2017-06-19T10:33:07.370Z
园区 is a common word in Chinese, e.g.: 天津双港科技产业园区 is an industrial park, 上海张江高科技园区 is a high tech park, etc. So, **园区**馆 here is a branch in some nearby **park**. This is a Chinese style name for a branch of a museum, library, store, restaurant, etc. Generally, we speak "某某**分馆**" or "某某**分店**" (the branch in some place), but sometimes the word "分" (branch) is omitted.
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How do I parse 天津图书馆园区馆 (tiān jīn tú shū guǎn yuán qū guǎn)?
# How do I parse 天津图书馆园区馆 (tiān jīn tú shū guǎn yuán qū guǎn)?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-06-18)

I saw the road sign photographed below, but I'm confused about how 天津图书馆园区馆 (tiān jīn tú shū guǎn yuán qū guǎn) makes sense.

I'm mostly familiar with the components:

* [天津](http://dict.cn/%E5%A4%A9%E6%B4%A5) = Tianjin, the city I live in.
* [图书馆](http://dict.cn/%E5%9B%BE%E4%B9%A6%E9%A6%86) = library
* [园](http://dict.cn/%E5%9B%AD) usually refers to a park
* [区](http://dict.cn/%E5%8C%BA) = district (what we would call a suburb in Australia)
* [馆](http://dict.cn/%E9%A6%86) = ???

I don't recall seeing 馆 by itself before (always part of something else: 宾馆 （hotel), 博物馆 (museum), 体育馆 (gym), etc.), so I'm surprised as to what it's doing here. This contributes to my confusion.

I'm also unsure of how to piece these together.

**Question**: How do I parse 天津图书馆园区馆?

[![天津图书馆园区馆 (along with the pinyin) on a road sign](https://i.sstatic.net/FyVlum.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/FyVlu.jpg)

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: If 天津图书馆 refers to a public library, it may have several branch public libraries and 天津图书馆园区馆 might refer to one such branch  
> **username_2**: 园区 is a common word in Chinese, e.g.: 天津双港科技产业园区 is an industrial park, 上海张江高科技园区 is a high tech park, etc. So, **园区**馆 here is a branch in some nearby **park**. This is a Chinese style name for a branch of a museum, library, store, restaurant, etc. Generally, we speak "某某**分馆**" or "某某**分店**" (the branch in some place), but sometimes the word "分" (branch) is omitted.  

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