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书

shū · shu/Shū · shu

Traditional 書

HSK 1Measure words: 本 běn, 册 cè, 部 bù

Meaning

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shū 書

  1. book
  2. letter
  3. document
  4. to write

Shū 書

  1. abbr. for 書經 / 书经 (Shū jīng)
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A very thick book

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，你(nǐ)手里(shǒulǐ)是(shì)什么(shénme)书(shū)？

    Liangliang, what book is in your hand?

  2. Liangliang

    一(yī)本(běn)旧(jiù)书(shū)，是(shì)爷爷(yéye)给(gěi)我(wǒ)的(de)。

    An old book. Grandpa gave it to me.

  3. Dengdeng

    这(zhè)本(běn)书(shū)全(quán)是(shì)字(zì)，你(nǐ)看得懂(kàndedǒng)吗(ma)？

    This book is all words. Can you understand it?

  4. Liangliang

    看不懂(kànbudǒng)，但是(dànshì)我(wǒ)喜欢(xǐhuan)这(zhè)本(běn)书(shū)。

    I cannot understand it, but I like this book.

  5. Dengdeng

    为什么(wèishénme)喜欢(xǐhuan)看不懂(kànbudǒng)的(de)书(shū)？

    Why like a book you cannot understand?

  6. Liangliang

    因为(yīnwèi)这(zhè)本(běn)书(shū)很(hěn)厚(hòu)，睡觉(shuìjiào)可以(kěyǐ)当(dāng)枕头(zhěntou)。

    Because this book is thick. It works as a pillow for sleeping.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)些(xiē)全(quán)部(bù)都(dōu)是(shì)汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)的(de)书(shū)吗(ma)？

Are these all Tom's books?

Tatoeba: Chinese by rickjiang · English by patgfisher · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)每(měi)天(tiān)晚(wǎn)上(shang)睡(shuì)觉(jiào)前(qián)都(dōu)会(huì)看(kàn)一(yí)会(huì)儿(r)书(shū)。

I read a book for a while every night before going to sleep.

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