书虫 書蟲
书虫 書蟲 shū chóng ㄕㄨ ㄔㄨㄥˊ syu1 cung4
- bookworm
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More words with these characters
书 書
- 图书 圖書 tú shū ㄊㄨˊ ㄕㄨ tou4 syu1 books (in a library or bookstore)
- 念书 念書 niàn shū ㄋㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄨ nim6 syu1 to read; to study
- 情书 情書 qíng shū ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄕㄨ cing4 syu1 love letter
- 教书 教書 jiāo shū ㄐㄧㄠ ㄕㄨ gaau3 syu1 to work as a teacher; to teach (in a school)
- 书包 書包 shū bāo ㄕㄨ ㄅㄠ syu1 baau1 schoolbag
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- 书写 書寫 shū xiě ㄕㄨ ㄒㄧㄝˇ syu1 se2 to write
- 书店 書店 shū diàn ㄕㄨ ㄉㄧㄢˋ syu1 dim3 bookstore
- 书房 書房 shū fáng ㄕㄨ ㄈㄤˊ syu1 fong2 study (room)
- 书本 書本 shū běn ㄕㄨ ㄅㄣˇ syu1 bun2 book (chiefly used to refer to a plurality of books or books in general)
- 书架 書架 shū jià ㄕㄨ ㄐㄧㄚˋ syu1 gaa2 bookshelf
- 书桌 書桌 shū zhuō ㄕㄨ ㄓㄨㄛ syu1 coek3 desk
- 书柜 書櫃 shū guì ㄕㄨ ㄍㄨㄟˋ syu1 gwai6 bookcase
- 书橱 書櫥 shū chú ㄕㄨ ㄔㄨˊ syu1 cyu4 bookcase
- 书法 書法 shū fǎ ㄕㄨ ㄈㄚˇ syu1 faat3 calligraphy
- 书籍 書籍 shū jí ㄕㄨ ㄐㄧˊ syu1 zik6 books
- 书记 書記 shū ji ㄕㄨ ˙ㄐㄧ syu1 gei3 secretary (chief official of a branch of a socialist or communist party)
- 书面 書面 shū miàn ㄕㄨ ㄇㄧㄢˋ syu1 min6 in writing; written
- 秘书 秘書 mì shū ㄇㄧˋ ㄕㄨ bei3 syu1 secretary
- 经书 經書 jīng shū ㄐㄧㄥ ㄕㄨ ging1 syu1 classic books in Confucianism
- 证书 證書 zhèng shū ㄓㄥˋ ㄕㄨ zing3 syu1 credentials
虫 蟲
- 害虫 害蟲 hài chóng ㄏㄞˋ ㄔㄨㄥˊ hoi6 cung4 injurious insect
- 昆虫 昆蟲 kūn chóng ㄎㄨㄣ ㄔㄨㄥˊ kwan1 cung4 insect
- 虫子 蟲子 chóng zi ㄔㄨㄥˊ ˙ㄗ cung4 zi2 insect
- 候虫 候蟲 hòu chóng ㄏㄡˋ ㄔㄨㄥˊ hau6 cung4 seasonal insect (e.g. cicada)
- 原虫 原蟲 yuán chóng ㄩㄢˊ ㄔㄨㄥˊ jyun4 cung4 protozoan
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- 吸虫 吸蟲 xī chóng ㄒㄧ ㄔㄨㄥˊ kap1 cung4 trematoda
- 大虫 大蟲 dà chóng ㄉㄚˋ ㄔㄨㄥˊ daai6 cung4 tiger
- 幼虫 幼蟲 yòu chóng ㄧㄡˋ ㄔㄨㄥˊ jau3 cung4 (entomology) larva
- 弓虫 弓蟲 gōng chóng ㄍㄨㄥ ㄔㄨㄥˊ gung1 cung4 Toxoplasma gondii
- 懒虫 懶蟲 lǎn chóng ㄌㄢˇ ㄔㄨㄥˊ laan5 cung4 (coll.) lazybones
- 成虫 成蟲 chéng chóng ㄔㄥˊ ㄔㄨㄥˊ sing4 cung4 imago (adult, sexually mature insect, the final stage of its development)
- 扁虫 扁蟲 biǎn chóng ㄅㄧㄢˇ ㄔㄨㄥˊ bin2 cung4 flatworm
- 打虫 打蟲 dǎ chóng ㄉㄚˇ ㄔㄨㄥˊ daa2 cung4 to swat an insect
- 杀虫 殺蟲 shā chóng ㄕㄚ ㄔㄨㄥˊ saat3 cung4 insecticide
- 毒虫 毒蟲 dú chóng ㄉㄨˊ ㄔㄨㄥˊ duk6 cung4 poisonous insect (or spider etc); venomous snake
- 毛虫 毛蟲 máo chóng ㄇㄠˊ ㄔㄨㄥˊ mou4 cung4 caterpillar
- 沙虫 沙蟲 shā chóng ㄕㄚ ㄔㄨㄥˊ saa1 cung4 sandworm
- 淫虫 淫蟲 yín chóng ㄧㄣˊ ㄔㄨㄥˊ jam4 cung4 sex maniac
- 潮虫 潮蟲 cháo chóng ㄔㄠˊ ㄔㄨㄥˊ ciu4 cung4 woodlouse (suborder Oniscidea within the order Isopoda)
- 爬虫 爬蟲 pá chóng ㄆㄚˊ ㄔㄨㄥˊ paa4 cung4 reptile
Idioms with these characters
- 白面书生 白面書生 bái miàn shū shēng ㄅㄞˊ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄨ ㄕㄥ baak6 min6 syu1 sang1 lit. pale-faced scholar (idiom); young and inexperienced person without practical experience
- 牛角挂书 牛角掛書 niú jiǎo guà shū ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄍㄨㄚˋ ㄕㄨ ngau4 gok3 gwaa3 syu1 lit. to hang one's books on cow horns (idiom)
- 罄竹难书 罄竹難書 qìng zhú nán shū ㄑㄧㄥˋ ㄓㄨˊ ㄋㄢˊ ㄕㄨ hing3 zuk1 naan4 syu1 lit. too numerous to record on bamboo slips (idiom)
Show 7 more idioms with 书 書
- 琴棋书画 琴棋書畫 qín qí shū huà ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄕㄨ ㄏㄨㄚˋ kam4 kei4 syu1 waa2 (idiom) the four arts of the Chinese scholar (guqin, Go, calligraphy and painting); (by extension) the accomplishments of a well-educated person
- 书不尽言 書不盡言 shū bù jìn yán ㄕㄨ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄧㄢˊ syu1 bat1 zeon6 jin4 I have much more to say than can be written in this letter (conventional letter ending) (idiom)
- 书香门第 書香門第 shū xiāng mén dì ㄕㄨ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄇㄣˊ ㄉㄧˋ syu1 hoeng1 mun4 dai6 family with a literary reputation (idiom); literary family
- 文弱书生 文弱書生 wén ruò shū shēng ㄨㄣˊ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄨ ㄕㄥ man4 joek6 syu1 saang1 (idiom) frail scholar
- 仰屋著书 仰屋著書 yǎng wū zhù shū ㄧㄤˇ ㄨ ㄓㄨˋ ㄕㄨ joeng5 uk1 zyu3 syu1 lit. to stare at the ceiling while writing a book (idiom); to put one's whole body and soul into a book
- 折节读书 折節讀書 zhé jié dú shū ㄓㄜˊ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄉㄨˊ ㄕㄨ zit3 zit3 duk6 syu1 to start reading furiously, contrary to previous habit (idiom)
- 知书达理 知書達理 zhī shū dá lǐ ㄓ ㄕㄨ ㄉㄚˊ ㄌㄧˇ zi1 syu1 daat6 lei5 educated and well-balanced (idiom)
Example sentences
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汤姆 湯姆 是 只 书虫 書蟲 。
Tom is a bookworm.
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她 就是 所谓 所謂 的 书虫 書蟲 。
She is a so-called bookworm.
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我们 我們 叫 她 一个 一個 书虫 書蟲 。
She is what we call a bookworm.
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我 朋友 是 个 個 实打实 實打實 的 书虫 書蟲 。
My friend is a real bookworm.
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我 的 表兄弟 太过 太過 沉浸 于 於 学业 學業 ， 以致于 以致於 他 的 朋友 们 們 唤 喚 他 作 书虫 書蟲 。
My cousin is so steeped in schoolwork that his friends call him bookworm.
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