书本 (shū běn) — books (as a collective), books and other printed materials
Definition
书本 refers to books as a collective or abstract category, not a single physical book. The measure word 本 also counts 单本书 (individual books).
noun
books (as a collective)books and other printed materials
Measure word · 本
Examples
- 书本。Tā xǐ huan cóng shū běn zhōng xué dào xīn zhī shi.He likes to learn new knowledge from books.
- 书本。Zhè xiē shū běn nèi róng hěn yǒu shēn dù.These books have very profound content.
- 书本。Lǎo shī jiàn yì wǒ men duō dú kè wài shū běn.The teacher suggested we read more extracurricular books.
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