English–Chinese
“book” in Chinese
How to say “book” in Chinese
“Book” in Chinese is 书 (shū).
A bound set of pages that stores words, stories, or knowledge for reading.
Example sentences with 书
我买了一本书。wǒ mǎi le yì běn shū
I bought a book.
Tips for using 书
- When counting books, Chinese normally uses 本 (běn, "volume"), as in 两本书 (liǎng běn shū, "two books"), rather than the general classifier 个 (gè, "item").
Other Chinese words for “book”
我在网上预定了酒店。wǒ zài wǎng shàng yù dìng le jiǔ diàn
I booked a hotel online.
我已经预订了明天的票。wǒ yǐ jīng yù dìng le míng tiān de piào
I have already booked a ticket for tomorrow.
我昨天买了一些书籍。wǒ zuó tiān mǎi le yì xiē shū jí
I bought some books yesterday.
我在网上买了一本图书。wǒ zài wǎng shàng mǎi le yì běn tú shū
I bought a book online.
我想为今晚订位，还有两个人。wǒ xiǎng wèi jīn wǎn dìng wèi hái yǒu liǎng gè rén
I'd like to book a table for tonight, and there are two more people.