看书 Pronunciation and Pinyin
看书 Usage and Examples
read a book
read
我们靠看书和玩纸牌消磨时间。
We whiled away the time reading and playing cards.
我的视力正在下降，不能再看书了。
My sight is failing, and I can't see to read any more.
The characters in 看书
Stroke OrderMore words starting with 看
- kàn看yi一kàn看Have a look, Take a look
- kàn看yi一yǎn眼take a look, have a look
- kàn看shàng上le了fell for, took a fancy to
- kàn看shàng上qu去looks, seems
- kàn看bù不cannot see, cannot understand
- kàn看bù不xià下qu去Can't bear to watch/read it, Unwatchable/Unreadable
- kàn看bu不chū出Can't tell, Can't see
- kàn看bú不dào到Can't see, Invisible
- kàn看bù不dé得cannot bear to see, unbearable to watch
- kàn看bú不guàn惯cannot stand the sight of it, disapprove of it
- kàn看bu不qīng清cannot see clearly
- kàn看bu不qīng清chu楚Can't see clearly, Blurry
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Open the tool →Questions about 看书
What does 看书 mean in Chinese?
看书 (kàn shū) means “read a book, read”.
How do you pronounce 看书?
看书 is pronounced kàn shū in Mandarin Chinese.
How do you say “read a book” in Chinese?
“read a book” is 看书 (kàn shū) in Chinese.
How is 看书 used in a sentence?
This page has 2 example sentences using 看书, each with pinyin and an English translation.