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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)
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
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
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
“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
孩子眼中的世界是美丽和奇特的。有一本书叫《新十万个为什么》，现在卖得非常火。书里的内容都是儿童想知道的科学知识，相信你女儿一定喜欢读。
Háizi yǎnzhōng de shìjiè shì měilì hé qítè de.yǒu yī běn shū jiào《xīn shíwàn gè wèishénme》,xiànzài mài de fēicháng huǒ.shū lǐ de nèiróng dōu shì értóng xiǎng zhīdào de kēxuézhīshi,xiāngxìn nǐ nǚér yīdìng xǐhuān dú.
To a child, the world is a beautiful and wondrous place. There is a book called *The New 100,000 Whys* that is currently a huge bestseller. It covers scientific topics that children are curious about, and I'm sure your daughter would love reading it.
Text 1
另外，一些图书还有打折活动，其中，小说7.5折，地图8折，留学考试用书6折。
Lìngwài, yìxiē túshū hái yǒu dǎzhé huódòng, qízhōng, xiǎoshuō 7.5 zhé, dìtú 8 zhé, liúxué kǎoshì yòngshū 6 zhé.
In addition, some books also have discounts. Among them, novels are 25% off, maps are 20% off, and study abroad exam prep books are 40% off.
Text 4
桌子上有一个电脑和一本书。
Zhuōzi shàng yǒu yí gè diànnǎo hé yì běn shū.
There is a computer and a book on the table.
Text 1
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Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 1
- Character Frequency Rank
- 281
- Word Frequency Rank
- 535 of 84,292