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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 péngyǒu men, wèi le gǎnxiè dàjiā de zhīchí, wǒmen shūdiàn jīntiān jǔxíng "gòushū sòng hǎo lǐ" huódòng, gòushū mǎn 100 yuán sòng yī gè bǐjìběn, mǎn 200 yuán sòng yī běn cídiǎn.
Dear customers, to thank everyone for your support, our bookstore is holding a "Buy books, get gifts" event today: spend 100 yuan on books to get a notebook, and spend 200 yuan to get 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 péngyǒu men, wèi le gǎnxiè dàjiā de zhīchí, wǒmen shūdiàn jīntiān jǔxíng "gòushū sòng hǎo lǐ" huódòng, gòushū mǎn 100 yuán sòng yī gè bǐjìběn, mǎn 200 yuán sòng yī běn cídiǎn.
Dear customers, to thank everyone for your support, our bookstore is holding a "Buy books, get gifts" event today: spend 100 yuan on books to get a notebook, and spend 200 yuan to get a dictionary.
Text 4
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
在网上几乎什么都可以买到，你可以上网买书、买衣服、买包，还可以买家具、买手机。
Zài wǎng shàng jīhū shénme dōu kěyǐ mǎi dào, nǐ kěyǐ shàngwǎng mǎi shū, mǎi yīfu, mǎi bāo, hái kěyǐ mǎi jiājù, mǎi shǒujī.
Almost anything can be bought online; you can go online to buy books, clothes, and bags, and you can also buy furniture and phones.
Text 5
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
如果购书满500元可免费办会员卡，以后购书可打8折。
Ruguo goushu man 500 yuan ke mianfei ban huiyuanka, yihou goushu ke da 8 zhe.
If you spend 500 yuan on books, you can get a free membership card; future book purchases are 20% off.
Text 4
如果购书满500元可免费办会员卡，以后购书可打8折。
Ruguo goushu man 500 yuan ke mianfei ban huiyuanka, yihou goushu ke da 8 zhe.
If you spend 500 yuan on books, you can get a free membership card; future book purchases are 20% off.
Text 4
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Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 1
- Character Frequency Rank
- 281
- Word Frequency Rank
- 535 of 84,292