看書

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See also: 看书

Chinese

to see; to look at; to look after
to see; to look at; to look after; to take care of; to watch; to guard; it depends; think
 
 book; letter
trad. (看書) 看 書
simp. (看书) 看 书

Pronunciation

Verb

看⫽書 (verb-object) (intransitive)

  1. (intransitive) to read books; to read
    平時喜歡看書嗎？ [MSC, trad.]
    平时喜欢看书吗？ [MSC, simp.]
    Píngshí xǐhuān kànshū ma?
    Do you normally enjoy reading books?
    他到圖書館看書去了。 [MSC, trad.]
    他到图书馆看书去了。 [MSC, simp.]
    Tā dào túshūguǎn kànshū qù le.
    He went to the library to read books.
    你怎麼在這兒看書啊，燈光這麼暗的，對眼睛多不好啊。 [MSC, trad.]
    你怎么在这儿看书啊，灯光这么暗的，对眼睛多不好啊。 [MSC, simp.]
    Nǐ zěnme zài zhèr kànshū a, dēngguāng zhème àn de, duì yǎnjing duō bùhǎo a.
    Why are you reading here? The light is so dim — it's not good for your eyes.
  2. (intransitive) to read; to study
    他愛看書，但是他最愛看電視。 [MSC, trad.]
    他爱看书，但是他最爱看电视。 [MSC, simp.]
    Tā ài kànshū, dànshì tā zuì ài kàn diànshì.
    He loves to read, but he loves to watch TV the most.

Synonyms

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