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
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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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