该书 (gāi shū) — (formal) the said book, the book in question, this book
Definition
该书 is a formal written phrase meaning 'the said book' or 'the book in question' — used in academic, legal, and literary writing to refer back to a previously mentioned title. Pronounced gāi shū; the 该 is a formal demonstrative, more bookish than 这.
pronoun
(formal) the said bookthe book in questionthis book
Measure word · 本
Examples
- 该书。gāi shū De zuò zhě shì yí wèi zhù míng xué zhě.The author of this book is a famous scholar.
- 该书。gāi shū Chū bǎn yú èr shí shì jì jiǔ shí nián dài.This book was published in the 1990s.
- 该书。gāi shū De nèi róng shè jí duō gè xué kē lǐng yù.The content of this book covers multiple academic fields.
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