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书書 shū — book

shū (first tone, high and level)shu1

Traditional: 書

book

HSK 1· HSK 1–4 (classic)nounMeasure word 本
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Meanings

  1. book

    A book, counted with 本. The pair 看书 covers both "read a book" and simply "read", the way English "do some reading" does.

    noun

Character breakdown

  • 书書
    shū (first tone, high and level)

    book; to write; a letter, a written document

    4 strokesRadical 乙

Example sentences

  • 这本书是谁的？這本書是誰的？Zhè (fourth tone, falling) běn (third tone, dipping) shū (first tone, high and level) shì (fourth tone, falling) shéi (second tone, rising) de? (neutral tone)···

    Whose book is this?

  • 桌子上有很多书。桌子上有很多書。Zhuōzi (first tone, high and level) shàng (fourth tone, falling) yǒu (third tone, dipping) hěn (third tone, dipping) duō (first tone, high and level) shū. (first tone, high and level)···

    There are a lot of books on the desk.

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