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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

书 [shū]
  1. 1. verb write
    书写
    write
  2. 2. noun [字体] handwriting
  3. 3. noun [册子] book
    精装书
    hardback
  4. 4. noun [信] letter
    情书
    love letter
  5. 5. noun [文件] [pl] document
    申请书
    application documents

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

书 [shū]
  1. 1. verb write
    振笔直书
    take up the pen and write vigorously
  2. 2. noun style of calligraphy; script
  3. 3. noun book
    一本关于中国历史的新书
    a new work on Chinese history
  4. 4. noun letter
  5. 5. noun document

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

书 [shū]
  1. 1. 动 写字；记载
    书写
    书法
    大书特书
    罄竹难书。
  2. 2. 名 装订成册的著作
    教科书
    书籍
    丛书
    读书。
  3. 3. 名 文件
    文书
    说明书
    证书
    申请书。
  4. 4. 名 文件
    文书
    说明书
    证书
    申请书。
  5. 5. 名 特指信件
    家书
    书信。
  6. 6. 名 汉字的字体
    草书
    隶书。
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Examples

这本书百读不厌。
You never get tired of reading this book.
这本书有三个版本。
This book has three editions.
书背熟了。
I've learnt the lesson by heart. or I have the lesson off pat.
两本书
two books
这部书虽然有缺页，但毕竟是珍本。
This book is a rare edition, though there are several pages missing.
如有便人，请把那本书捎来。
Please send the book by anyone who happens to come this way.
这本书我从头到尾看过两遍。
I've read the book twice from cover to cover.
这本书三分历史，七分科学，内容非常驳杂。
This book is a heterogeneous mass of information, being three parts history and seven parts science.
这部书很好，可惜残了。
It is a very good book, but unfortunately it's incomplete.
那套书已残缺不全。
That set of books is no longer complete.
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Related Measure Words

本  [běn] |  一本书
部  [bù] |  一部书
册  [cè] |  一册书
堆  [duī] |  一堆书
捆  [kǔn] |  一捆书
摞  [luò] |  一摞书
套  [tào] |  一套书
箱  [xiāng] |  一箱书
页  [yè] |  一页书
帙  [zhì] |  一帙书

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