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博览群书 — “To be widely read”

博览群书 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be widely read”. To have a vast knowledge acquired through extensive reading. Literally, “Extensively read many books”.

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博览群书 Pronunciation and Pinyin

博览群书 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
博
bó12extensive profound knowledge
览
lǎn9look at, view, or tour
群
qún13group, crowd, or cluster
书
shū4book, write, document

Example Sentence with 博览群书

他从小就博览群书,知识渊博,因此在很多领域都有独到的见解。
He has been widely read since childhood, possessing profound knowledge, thus he has unique insights in many fields.

Idioms Related to 博览群书

Synonyms of 博览群书

  • bó博xué学duō多cái才learned and versatile
  • xué学fù富wǔ五chē车immensely learned and scholarly
  • cái才gāo高bā八dǒu斗immensely talented in literature

Antonyms of 博览群书

  • bù不xué学wú无shù术ignorant and incompetent
  • cái才shū疏xué学qiǎn浅of limited talent and shallow learning
  • mù目bù不shí识dīng丁completely illiterate

More idioms starting with 博

  • bó博gǔ古zhī知jīn今know ancient and modern extensively
  • bó博gǔ古tōng通jīn今knowledgeable about past and present
  • bó博shì士mǎi买lǘ驴overly verbose and circuitous writing
  • bó博dà大jīng精shēn深vast, broad, and profound
  • bó博xué学duō多shí识knowledgeable and experienced
  • bó博xué学duō多wén闻widely learned and well-informed
  • bó博xué学hóng宏cái才erudite and highly capable
  • bó博xué学shěn审wèn问study extensively and inquire thoroughly
  • bó博xué学qià洽wén闻broad learning and wide acquaintance
  • bó博xué学dǔ笃zhì志broadly learned and earnestly committed
  • bó博dài带bāo褒yī衣wide robes and sashes

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Questions about 博览群书

What does 博览群书 mean?

博览群书 (bó lǎn qún shū) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be widely read”.

How do you pronounce 博览群书?

博览群书 is pronounced bó lǎn qún shū in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 博览群书 literally mean?

Literally, 博览群书 means “Extensively read many books”. It is used to mean “to be widely read”.

What is the Chinese definition of 博览群书?

博:广泛。广泛地阅读各种书。形容读书很多。

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