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书
書
shū
1.
book
2.
letter
3.
document
4.
CL:[[本<běn>]], [[冊|册<cè>]], [[部<bù>]]
5.
to write
HSK 1
Very Common • Top 1%
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
K书
Kshū
to cram (Taiwan, from Taiwanese khè su [[齧書]], lit. to gnaw a book)
上书
shàngshū
to write a letter (to the authorities)
代书
dàishū
to write for sb else
但书
dànshū
proviso
佛书
Fóshū
Buddhist texts
伪书
wěishū
forged book
全书
quánshū
entire book
六书
liùshū
Six Methods of forming Chinese characters, according to Han dictionary Shuowen [[說文|说文]] - namely, two primary methods: [[象形]] (pictogram), [[指事]] (ideogram), two compound methods: [[會意|会意]] (combined ideogram), [[形聲|形声]] (ideogram plus phonetic), and two transfer methods: [[假借]] (loan), [[轉注|转注]] (transfer)
兵书
bīngshū
a book on the art of war
出书
chūshū
to publish books
丛书
cóngshū
a series of books
古书
gǔshū
ancient book
史书
shǐshū
history book
周书
Zhōushū
History of Zhou of the Northern Dynasties, twelfth of the 24 dynastic histories [[二十四史<ÈrshísìShǐ>]], compiled under Linghu Defen [[令狐德棻<LínghúDéfēn>]] in 636 during Tang Dynasty, 50 scrolls
唐书
Tángshū
same as [[舊唐書|旧唐书<JiùTángshū>]], History of the Early Tang Dynasty, sixteenth of the 24 dynastic histories [[二十四史<ÈrshísìShǐ>]], compiled under Liu Xu [[劉昫|刘昫<LiúXù>]] in 945 during Later Jin [[後晉|后晋<HòuJìn>]] of the Five Dynasties, 200 scrolls
啃书
kěnshū
lit. to gnaw a book
四书
Sìshū
Four Books, namely: the Great Learning [[大學|大学]], the Doctrine of the Mean [[中庸]], the Analects of Confucius [[論語|论语]], and Mencius [[孟子]]
国书
guóshū
credentials (of a diplomat)
图书
túshū
books (in a library or bookstore)
地书
dìshū
writing on the ground with a large brush dipped in water
Example Sentences (10)
顾客朋友们，为了感谢大家的支持，我们书店今天举行“购书送好礼”活动，购书满100元送一个笔记本，满200元送一本词典。
Gùkè péngyǒumen, wèile gǎnxiè dàjiā de zhīchí, wǒmen shūdiàn jīntiān jǔxíng "gòushū sòng hǎolǐ" huódòng, gòushū mǎn 100 yuán sòng yí gè bǐjìběn, mǎn 200 yuán sòng yì běn cídiǎn.
Dear customers, to thank everyone for your support, our bookstore is holding a "Buy books, receive nice gifts" promotion today. Spend 100 yuan on books to receive a notebook; spend 200 yuan to receive a dictionary.
Text 4
椅子上有一本中文书，那是谁的书？
Yǐzi shàng yǒu yì běn zhōngwén shū, nà shì shéi de shū?
There is a Chinese book on the chair. Whose book is that?
Text 2
你的客厅里怎么到处是书啊？这些书你都喜欢看吗？
Nǐ de kètīng lǐ zěnme dàochù shì shū a? Zhèxiē shū nǐ dōu xǐhuan kàn ma?
Why are there books everywhere in your living room? Do you like to read all of these books?
Text 3
“读书好，读好书，好读书”。
"Dúshū hǎo, dú hǎo shū, hào dúshū".
"Reading is good, read good books, love reading".
Text 5
你的客厅里怎么到处是书啊？这些书你都喜欢看吗？
Nǐ de kètīng lǐ zěnme dàochù shì shū a? Zhèxiē shū nǐ dōu xǐhuan kàn ma?
Why are there books everywhere in your living room? Do you like to read all of these books?
Text 3
椅子上有一本中文书，那是谁的书？
Yǐzi shàng yǒu yì běn zhōngwén shū, nà shì shéi de shū?
There is a Chinese book on the chair. Whose book is that?
Text 2
顾客朋友们，为了感谢大家的支持，我们书店今天举行“购书送好礼”活动，购书满100元送一个笔记本，满200元送一本词典。
Gùkè péngyǒumen, wèile gǎnxiè dàjiā de zhīchí, wǒmen shūdiàn jīntiān jǔxíng "gòushū sòng hǎolǐ" huódòng, gòushū mǎn 100 yuán sòng yí gè bǐjìběn, mǎn 200 yuán sòng yì běn cídiǎn.
Dear customers, to thank everyone for your support, our bookstore is holding a "Buy books, receive nice gifts" promotion today. Spend 100 yuan on books to receive a notebook; spend 200 yuan to receive a dictionary.
Text 4
当然，我每天都要看书。无论是普通杂志，还是著名小说，只要打开它们，就会发现，世界上有那么多有意思的事情，有那么多不一样的生活。
Dāngrán, wǒ měitiān dōu yào kànshū. Wúlùn shì pǔtōng zázhì, háishì zhùmíng xiǎoshuō, zhǐyào dǎkāi tāmen, jiù huì fāxiàn, shìjiè shàng yǒu nàme duō yǒu yìsi de shìqíng, yǒu nàme duō bù yíyàng de shēnghuó.
Of course, I read every day. Whether it is ordinary magazines or famous novels, as long as you open them, you will discover that there are so many interesting things in the world and so many different kinds of lives.
Text 3
是我的书，谢谢。这是我的第二本中文书。
Shì wǒ de shū, xièxie. Zhè shì wǒ de dì èr běn Zhōngwén shū.
It's my book, thank you. This is my second Chinese book.
Text 2
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Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 1
- Character Frequency Rank
- 281
- Word Frequency Rank
- 535 of 84,292