Definition
书 (shū) means 'book' — a bound collection of pages. Don't confuse it with 字 (zì), which means a single written character.
noun
book
Measure word · 本, 册, 部
Easily confused
- 输shūsound-aliketo lose (a competition, game, or argument)
- 数shǔsound-aliketo count, to enumerate
- 数shǔsound-aliketo count (enumerate)
- 树shùsound-aliketree
- 属shǔsound-aliketo belong to, to be affiliated with
- 束shùsound-alike(classifier) for bunches, bundles, or beams of light
- 赎shúsound-aliketo redeem (an item from pawn or pledge)
- 竖shùsound-alike(adjective) vertical, upright
- 梳shūsound-aliketo comb (hair)
Examples
- 。Zhè běn shū hěn hǎo.This book is very good.
- 。Tā yǒu yì běn shū.He has a book.
- 书。Wǒ zài kàn shū.I am reading a book.
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