书简
shū jiǎn
Pinyin

Definition

书简
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shū jiǎn
  1. (literary) letter

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

图书馆
tú shū guǎn
  1. 1 library
  2. 2 CL:家[jiā],個|个[gè]
情书
qíng shū
  1. 1 love letter
书
Shū
  1. 1 abbr. for 書經|书经[Shū jīng]
书写
shū xiě
  1. 1 to write
看书
kàn shū
  1. 1 to read
  2. 2 to study
简介
jiǎn jiè
  1. 1 summary
  2. 2 brief introduction
简单
jiǎn dān
  1. 1 simple
  2. 2 not complicated
简直
jiǎn zhí
  1. 1 simply
  2. 2 at all
  3. 3 practically
简约
jiǎn yuē
  1. 1 sketchy
  2. 2 concise
  3. 3 abbreviated
读书
dú shū
  1. 1 to read a book
  2. 2 to study
  3. 3 to attend school
上书
shàng shū
  1. 1 to write a letter (to the authorities)
  2. 2 to present a petition
出书
chū shū
  1. 1 to publish books
副书记
fù shū ji
  1. 1 deputy secretary
图书
tú shū
  1. 1 books (in a library or bookstore)
  2. 2 CL:本[běn],冊|册[cè],部[bù]
天书
tiān shū
  1. 1 imperial edict
  2. 2 heavenly book (superstition)
  3. 3 obscure or illegible writing
  4. 4 double dutch
念书
niàn shū
  1. 1 to read
  2. 2 to study
教书
jiāo shū
  1. 1 to teach (in a school)
教科书
jiào kē shū
  1. 1 textbook
  2. 2 CL:本[běn]
书信
shū xìn
  1. 1 letter
  2. 2 epistle
书包
shū bāo
  1. 1 schoolbag
  2. 2 satchel
  3. 3 bookbag
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè],隻|只[zhī]

Idioms (15)

仰屋著书
yǎng wū zhù shū
  1. 1 lit. to stare at the ceiling while writing a book (idiom); to put one's whole body and soul into a book
因陋就简
yīn lòu jiù jiǎn
  1. 1 crude but simple methods (idiom); use whatever methods you can
  2. 2 to do things simply and thriftily
  3. 3 It's not pretty but it works.
折节读书
zhé jié dú shū
  1. 1 to start reading furiously, contrary to previous habit (idiom)
掉书袋
diào shū dài
  1. 1 lit. to wave around one's bookbag (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to show off one's erudition
  3. 3 a person who does so
书不尽言
shū bù jìn yán
  1. 1 I have much more to say than can be written in this letter (conventional letter ending) (idiom)
书香门第
shū xiāng mén dì
  1. 1 family with a literary reputation (idiom); literary family
牛角挂书
niú jiǎo guà shū
  1. 1 lit. to hang one's books on cow horns (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be diligent in one's studies
白面书生
bái miàn shū shēng
  1. 1 lit. pale-faced scholar (idiom); young and inexperienced person without practical experience
  2. 2 still wet behind the ears
知书达理
zhī shū dá lǐ
  1. 1 educated and well-balanced (idiom)
简明扼要
jiǎn míng è yào
  1. 1 brief and to the point (idiom)
  2. 2 succinct
罄竹难书
qìng zhú nán shū
  1. 1 so many that the bamboo slats have been exhausted
  2. 2 innumerable crimes (idiom)
  3. 3 see also 罄筆難書|罄笔难书[qìng bǐ nán shū]
罄笔难书
qìng bǐ nán shū
  1. 1 too numerous to be cited (of atrocities or misdeeds) (idiom)
  2. 2 see also 罄竹難書|罄竹难书[qìng zhú nán shū]
著书立说
zhù shū lì shuō
  1. 1 to write a book advancing one's theory (idiom)
行万里路，读万卷书
xíng wàn lǐ lù , dú wàn juàn shū
  1. 1 Knowledge comes from books and from experience of the world. (idiom)
  2. 2 Learn as much as you can and do all you can.
言简意赅
yán jiǎn yì gāi
  1. 1 concise and comprehensive (idiom)

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