书

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Pronunciation : shū

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Meaning :
  1. book. (n)
  2. document; letter. (n)
  3. write. (v)
Radical : 乛
Strokes : 4
Traditional : 書
Usage : 36.7%
Sentences:
1. This book has three editions.
zhè běn shū yǒu sān gè bǎn běn 。
这 本 书 有 三 个 版 本 。

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这 : this
本 : measure word
书 : book
有 : has
三 : (numeral) three
个 : measure word
版本 : edition
2. I bought several books yesterday.
wǒ zuó tiān mǎi le hǎo jǐ běn shū 。
我 昨 天 买 了 好 几 本 书 。

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我 : I
昨天 : yesterday
买 : buy
了 : (particle) used after an action that has taken place
好 : (used before indefinite numbers) quite a few
几 : several
本 : measure word
书 : book
3. Make sure that you follow the instructions carefully.
nǐ yī dìng yào zǐ xì àn zhào shuō míng shū zuò 。
你 一 定 要 仔 细 按 照 说 明 书 做 。

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你 : you
一定 : must, sure
要 : should
仔细 : careful
按照 : follow
说明书 : instruction document
做 : do
4. Please write on both sides of the paper.
qǐng zài zhǐ de zhèng fǎn liǎng miàn shū xiě 。
请 在 纸 的 正 反 两 面 书 写 。

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请 : please
在 : in, on, at
纸 : paper
的 : (particle) used after an attribute; to
正 : main, right, front
反 : opposite, behind
两面 : both sides
书写 : write
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September 21st, 2009 in Daily Word, Level 1 | tags: , , , ,

Comments (2)

ViencitSeptember 21st, 2009 at 3:23 pm

3. Make sure that you follow the instructions carefully.
nǐ yī dìng yào zǎi xì àn zhào shuō míng shū zuò 。
你 一 定 要 仔 细 按 照 说 明 书 做 。
仔 = zi1 and not zai3

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Min Min Reply:
September 22nd, 2009 at 12:42 am

Hi Viencit,
Yes. 仔细 should be zǐ xì.
Thanks for addressing the mistake. I have corrected it.

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