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书香世家

书香世家 — “A family with a long-standing scholarly tradition”

书香世家 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a family with a long-standing scholarly tradition”. A family of scholars for generations. Literally, “Family of scholarly fragrance; scholarly family”.

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书香世家 Pronunciation and Pinyin

书香世家 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
书
shū4book, write, document
香
xiāng9fragrant or delicious
世
shì5world, generation, era
家
jiā10family home or expert

Example Sentence with 书香世家

她出生在一个书香世家,自幼便受到良好的教育和文化熏陶。
She was born into a scholarly family, receiving a good education and cultural upbringing from an early age.

Idioms Related to 书香世家

Synonyms of 书香世家

  • shū书xiāng香mén门hù户scholarly family tradition
  • shī诗lǐ礼rén人jiā家cultured family upholding traditional etiquette

More idioms starting with 书

  • shū书bù不jìn尽yì意writing cannot fully express meaning
  • shū书bù不jìn尽yán言Words cannot fully express meaning
  • shū书bù不shì释shǒu手unable to put a book down
  • shū书jiàn剑piāo飘líng零Wandering far from home with books and sword
  • shū书tóng同wén文,,chē车tóng同guǐ轨unify and standardize systems
  • shū书dāi呆zi子impractical intellectual
  • shū书náng囊wú无dǐ底books and knowledge are inexhaustible
  • shū书shēng声lǎng朗lǎng朗clear and resonant sound of reading
  • shū书shēng声láng琅láng琅sound of reading aloud, clear and resonant
  • shū书fù富wǔ五chē车Extremely learned from extensive reading
  • shū书shēng生zhī之jiàn见impractical scholar's view
  • shū书huà画mǎo卯yǒu酉clock in and out

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Questions about 书香世家

What does 书香世家 mean?

书香世家 (shū xiāng shì jiā) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a family with a long-standing scholarly tradition”.

How do you pronounce 书香世家?

书香世家 is pronounced shū xiāng shì jiā in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 书香世家 literally mean?

Literally, 书香世家 means “Family of scholarly fragrance; scholarly family”. It is used to mean “a family with a long-standing scholarly tradition”.

What is the Chinese definition of 书香世家?

指世代都是读书人的家庭。

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