Chinese phrase
书上写着〜 shū shàng xiě zhe 〜
Meaning
The book says ___
When to use it
Reports information or instructions written in a book. It refers to words found in a book, often when giving an answer or explaining what to do.
Example dialogue
这道题怎么做？ zhè dào tí zěn me zuò
How do you do this problem?
书上写着先算括号里的数。 shū shàng xiě zhe xiān suàn kuò hào lǐ de shù
The book says to calculate the numbers in parentheses first.