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念书

niàn shū

HSK 3.0 level 6 2-character word Traditional 念書

念书 (niàn shū) means "to read; to study". It is an HSK 3.0 level 6 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 念书 means

1. to read; to study
2. to attend school

The characters in 念书

• 念niànto read; to study (a subject); to attend (a school)
• 书shūbook; letter; document

Example sentences

• 我哥哥要出国念书。
  My brother wants to study abroad.
• 她总是边听音乐边念书。
  Tā zǒngshì biān tīng yīnyuè biān niàn shū.
  She always studies while listening to music.
• 我的计划是去澳洲念书。
  Wǒ de jìhuà shì qù àozhōu niàn shū.
  My plan is to study in Australia.
• 宝拉为今天的考试念书了吗?
  Did Paula study for today's test?
• 我不喜欢在这么热的气温下念书。
  Wǒ bù xǐhuan zài zhème rè de qìwēn xià niàn shū.
  I don't like studying in this heat.
• 汤姆已经下定决心要去波士顿念书。
  Tāngmǔ yǐjīng xià dìng juéxīn yào qù bōshìdùn niànshū.
  Tom has made up his mind to go to Boston to study.

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