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书
shū
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- pinyin
- shū
- simplified
- 书
- traditional
- 書
1 · noun
A written work made of bound pages or their digital equivalent.
由装订页面或相应数字内容组成的读物。
This is the noun, not the booking verb; 本 counts books.
This book has stories in two languages.
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这本书有两种语言的故事。
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Learn 书 with its example phrase. Mandarin citation form: shū.
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2 · noun
A written work for reading, presented as bound pages or in digital form.
供阅读、内容相对完整的一部作品，可以装订成册，也可以是电子形式。
This sense names a book, as in 一本书 or 读书. Both examples use printed books, but the sense also includes digital books. Keep the capitalized source entry separate.
The book on the top shelf is borrowed.
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书架最上面那本书是借来的。
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I put a postcard between the pages of this book.
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我在这本书里夹了一张明信片。
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Mandarin reading: shū.
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book — A written work made of bound pages or their digital equivalent.