书

shū

HSK 1

书 — shū

1. book; letter; document

   我昨天在书店买了一本书。 wǒ zuótiān zài shūdiàn mǎi le yī běnshū — I bought a book at the bookstore yesterday.

2. to write

   他每天都在日记上书下心情。 tā měitiān dōu zài rìjì shàngshū xià xīnqíng — He writes down his feelings in his diary every day.

3. abbr. for 书经 (Shu Jing, Book of Documents)

   《书》是儒家五经之一，记载上古史事。 shū shì rújiā wǔjīng zhīyī jìzǎi shànggǔshǐ shì — The Shu is one of the Five Classics of Confucianism, recording high antiquity.