shū

book

Usages of shū

• 她tā 喜欢xǐhuan 看kàn 书shū。: She likes to read books.
• 我wǒ 有yǒu 一yì 本běn 书shū，那nà 本běn 书shū 是shì 我wǒ 的de。: I have a book; that book is mine.
• 我wǒ 看kàn 了le 那nà 本běn 书shū。: I read that book.
• 你们nǐmen 也yě 喜欢xǐhuan 看kàn 书shū 吗ma？: Do you also like to read books?
• 他tā 和hé 她tā 都dōu 喜欢xǐhuan 看kàn 书shū。: He and she both like to read books.
• 你nǐ 要yào 这zhè 本běn 书shū 吗ma？: Do you want this book?
• 你nǐ 可以kěyǐ 给gěi 我wǒ 那nà 本běn 书shū 吗ma？: Can you give me that book?
• 她tā 还hái 想xiǎng 买mǎi 那nà 本běn 书shū。: She still wants to buy that book.
• 我wǒ 把bǎ 书shū 放fàng 在zài 桌子zhuōzi 上面shàngmian。: I put the book on the table.
• 我wǒ 先xiān 开kāi 灯dēng， 再zài 看kàn 书shū。: I will turn on the light first, then read.
• 你nǐ 看kàn 过guo 那nà 本běn 书shū 吗ma？: Have you read that book?
• 她tā 把bǎ 灯dēng 开kāi 了le， 我wǒ 就jiù 看kàn 书shū。: She turned on the light, and then I read.
• 她tā 把bǎ 你nǐ 的de 书shū 拿ná 来lái 了le 吗ma？: Did she bring your book here?
• 如果rúguǒ 你nǐ 把bǎ 灯dēng 关guān 了le， 我wǒ 就jiù 不bú 看kàn 书shū。: If you turn off the light, I won’t read.
• 你nǐ 能néng 把bǎ 那nà 本běn 书shū 拿ná 来lái 吗ma？: Can you bring that book here?
• 早上zǎoshang 我wǒ 一边yìbiān 喝hē 茶chá， 一边yìbiān 看kàn 书shū。: In the morning I drink tea while reading.
• 她tā 最zuì 喜欢xǐhuan 看kàn 书shū， 我wǒ 最zuì 喜欢xǐhuan 喝hē 茶chá。: She likes reading the most; I like drinking tea the most.
• 他tā 站zhàn 着zhe 等děng 公交车gōngjiāochē， 我wǒ 坐zuò 着zhe 看kàn 书shū。: He is standing and waiting for the bus; I am sitting and reading.
• 你Nǐ 可以kěyǐ 跟gēn 我wǒ 借jiè 书shū， 明天míngtiān 再zài 还huán 给gěi 我wǒ。: You can borrow a book from me; return it to me tomorrow.
• 他Tā 最近zuìjìn 一共yígòng 借jiè 了le 三sān 本běn 书shū， 明天míngtiān 记得jìde 还huán。: He has borrowed three books in total recently; remember to return them tomorrow.
• 我Wǒ 刚才gāngcái 忘记wàngjì 带dài 书shū 了le， 他tā 帮bāng 我wǒ 开kāi 门mén。: I just forgot to bring the book; he helped me open the door.
• 她Tā 一共yígòng 还huán 了le 两liǎng 本běn 书shū， 明天míngtiān 再zài 还huán 一yì 本běn。: She returned two books in total; she’ll return one more tomorrow.
• 我们Wǒmen 不但búdàn 复习fùxí 这zhè 本běn 书shū， 而且érqiě 练习liànxí 说shuō 和hé 写xiě。: We not only review this book, but also practice speaking and writing.
• 你nǐ 可以kěyǐ 帮bāng 我wǒ 拿ná 那nà 本běn 书shū 来lái 吗ma？: Can you help me bring that book here?
• 你Nǐ 今天jīntiān 得děi 看kàn 完wán 这zhè 本běn 书shū 吗ma？: Do you have to finish reading this book today?
• 他tā 看完kànwán 那nà 本běn 书shū 了le 吗ma？: Has he finished reading that book?
• 下雨xiàyǔ 的de 时候shíhou， 她tā 常常chángcháng 在zài 家jiā 看kàn 书shū。: When it rains, she often stays home and reads.
• 我wǒ 的de 书shū 被bèi 他tā 借jiè 走zǒu 了le， 不过búguò 明天míngtiān 他tā 会huì 送sòng 回来huílái。: My book was borrowed by him, but he will bring it back tomorrow.
• 我wǒ 有yǒu 六liù 本běn 书shū。: I have six books.
• 他tā 喜欢xǐhuan 坐zuò 在zài 窗户chuānghu 旁边pángbiān 的de 椅子yǐzi 上shàng 看kàn 书shū。: He likes to sit on the chair by the window and read.
• 不管bùguǎn 在zài 家jiā 还是háishi 在zài 公园gōngyuán， 她tā 都dōu 喜欢xǐhuan 安静ānjìng 地de 读dú 书shū。: No matter whether she’s at home or in the park, she likes quietly reading.
• 他Tā 看kàn着zhe 看kàn着zhe 书shū， 就jiù 睡着shuìzháo 了le。: As he was reading and reading, he fell asleep.
• 我wǒ 的de 室友shìyǒu 有时候yǒushíhou 会huì 把bǎ 护照hùzhào 放fàng 在zài 书shū 里li， 所以suǒyǐ 总是zǒngshì 找zhǎo 不bú 到dào。: Sometimes my roommate puts the passport inside a book, so she can never find it.
• 她tā 专门zhuānmén 去qù 书店shūdiàn 给gěi 妈妈māma 买mǎi 一yì 本běn 书shū。: She is going especially to the bookstore to buy a book for her mom.
• 书店shūdiàn 今天jīntiān 很多hěnduō 书shū 都dōu 在zài 打折dǎzhé。: Many books are on sale at the bookstore today.
• 咖啡馆kāfēiguǎn 对面duìmiàn 有yǒu 一yì 家jiā 书店shūdiàn， 我wǒ 常常chángcháng 下班xiàbān 以后yǐhòu 去qù 那里nàli 看书kànshū。: There is a bookstore across from the café; I often go there to read after work.
• 秋天qiūtiān 的de 周末zhōumò， 她tā 不bú 是shì 去qù 公园gōngyuán 散步sànbù， 就jiù 是shì 去qù 咖啡馆kāfēiguǎn 看书kànshū。: On autumn weekends, she either goes to the park for a walk or goes to a café to read.
• 你nǐ 把bǎ 书shū 和hé 资料zīliào 整理zhěnglǐ 整齐zhěngqí 以后yǐhòu， 找zhǎo 东西dōngxi 会huì 方便fāngbiàn 很多hěnduō。: After you arrange the books and materials neatly, it will be much easier to find things.
• 她tā 喜欢xǐhuan 坐zuò 在zài 阳台yángtái 上shàng 看书kànshū， 可是kěshì 刮风guāfēng 的de 时候shíhou 会huì 把bǎ 窗帘chuānglián 拉上lāshàng。: She likes sitting on the balcony to read, but when it’s windy, she draws the curtains.

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