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書

shū

book, letter, document; writings

Strokes
10
Radical
曰
HSK
—
Tone
1

Simplified form: 书

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Our word list and example sentences are in simplified characters. Everything below is for 书, the simplified form of 書. We do not have a traditional-script corpus to draw the words from, so they are shown as they are written in simplified Chinese.

Example sentences

  • 这是书。

    Zhè shì shū

    This is a book.

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  • 他在看书。

    Tā zài kàn shū

    He is reading a book.

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  • 我没有书。

    Wǒ méi yǒu shū

    I don't have books.

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  • 这是我的书。

    Zhè shì wǒ de shū

    This is my book.

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Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 书

  • 书shū 1book; letter; document; to write
  • 读书dú shū 2–1 to read a book; to study; to attend school
  • 图书馆tú shū guǎn 2–1–3library
  • 书店shū diàn 1–4 bookstore
  • 书包shū bāo 1–1 schoolbag; satchel; bookbag
  • 书架shū jià 1–4 bookshelf
  • 秘书mì shū 4–1 secretary
  • 通知书tōng zhī shū 1–1–1written notice
  • 证书zhèng shū 4–1 credentials; certificate
  • 书法shū fǎ 1–3 calligraphy; handwriting; penmanship
  • 协议书xié yì shū 2–4–1contract; protocol
  • 书桌shū zhuō 1–1 desk