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埋头书本
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埋头书本 Pronunciation and Pinyin

埋头书本 Usage and Examples

to bury oneself in books

to be engrossed in books

to pore over books

他只知埋头书本,全然不知世界上的事情。

He was reading his book, completely lost to the world.

我们这些作学问的人,就知埋头书本,确实需要好好照看!

We men of study, whose heads are in our books, have need to be straitly looked after!

The characters in 埋头书本

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
埋
mái10bury, hide, complain
头
tóu5head
书
shū4book, write, document
本
běn5root, origin, fundamental, main

More words starting with 埋

  • mái埋xià下bury, sow
  • mái埋xià下le了buried, sowed the seeds
  • mái埋xià下le了fú伏bǐ笔foreshadowed it, laid the groundwork
  • mái埋fú伏ambush
  • mái埋míng名to hide one's name, to live in obscurity
  • mái埋zài在buried in, hidden in
  • mái埋tóu头to bury oneself in, to plunge into work
  • mái埋tóu头yú于bury oneself in, be absorbed in
  • mái埋tóu头gōng工zuò作bury oneself in work, immerse oneself in work
  • mái埋tóu头gù故zhǐ纸duī堆Bury oneself in old books, Pore over ancient texts
  • mái埋tóu头kǔ苦dú读study hard, bury oneself in books
  • mán埋yuàn怨complain, blame

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Questions about 埋头书本

What does 埋头书本 mean in Chinese?

埋头书本 (mái tóu shū běn) means “to bury oneself in books, to be engrossed in books, to pore over books”.

How do you pronounce 埋头书本?

埋头书本 is pronounced mái tóu shū běn in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “to bury oneself in books” in Chinese?

“to bury oneself in books” is 埋头书本 (mái tóu shū běn) in Chinese.

How is 埋头书本 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 埋头书本, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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