书
shūTraditional 書
book
Every meaning
shū
- book
- letter; document
- to write (as in 书写)
- (bound form) style of calligraphy (as in 楷书)
In a sentence
我在看一本有意思的书。
I'm reading an interesting book.
Written by Claude and checked by our reader.
In the Library
我喜欢看书，我家有很多书。
你的爱好是什么？ · How to talk about your hobbies in Chinese · HSK 1
可是，她的书呢？
我的书在哪儿？ · Where is my book? · HSK 1
星期天，我去书店买了三本书，还学了两个小时中文。
你周末做什么了？ · What did you do at the weekend? (in Chinese) · HSK 2
Words with 书
Meanings are from Mandarin The Wild’s own dictionary. Levels follow the official HSK word list (the exam’s 2025 syllabus, levels 7–9 shown together).