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书架

shūjià

bookshelf

How common it is

书架 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.

Pronunciation focus

Say shūjià slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.

Usage note

书架是用来放书的家具,可以帮助我们整理书籍。

Shūjià shì yòng lái fàng shū de jiājù, kěyǐ bāngzhù wǒmen zhěnglǐ shūjí.

A bookshelf is furniture for storing books, helping us organize them.

Context note

在教室和家里都有书架,小朋友可以把书整齐地放在上面。

Zài jiàoshì hé jiālǐ dōu yǒu shūjià, xiǎo péngyou kěyǐ bǎ shū zhěngqí de fàng zài shàngmiàn.

There are bookshelves in classrooms and homes, where children can neatly place their books.

5 examples

我的书架上有许多故事书。
wǒ de shū jià shàng yǒu xǔ duō gù shì shū。
There are many storybooks on my bookshelf.
请把书放回书架。
qǐng bǎ shū fàng huí shū jià。
Please put the book back on the bookshelf.
这个书架是木头的。
zhè ge shū jià shì mù tou de。
This bookshelf is made of wood.
书架上的书很整齐。
shū jià shàng de shū hěn zhěng qí。
The books on the bookshelf are very neat.
我需要一个更大的书架。
wǒ xū yào yí gè gèng dà de shū jià。
I need a bigger bookshelf.

5 mini stories

小文整理她的书架。她把书按大小放好。
xiǎo wén zhěng lǐ tā de shū jià。 tā bǎ shū àn dà xiǎo fàng hǎo。
Xiao Wen organizes her bookshelf. She arranges the books by size.
小强从书架上拿了一本书。书架很高。
xiǎo qiáng cóng shū jià shàng ná le yì běn shū。 shū jià hěn gāo。
Xiao Qiang took a book from the bookshelf. The bookshelf is tall.
教室里的书架有很多课本。大家都很爱护书架。
jiào shì lǐ de shū jià yǒu hěn duō kè běn。 dà jiā dōu hěn ài hù shū jià。
The bookshelf in the classroom has many textbooks. Everyone takes good care of the bookshelf.
小美在书架前看书。书架上的书很有趣。
xiǎo měi zài shū jià qián kàn shū。 shū jià shàng de shū hěn yǒu qù。
Xiao Mei reads in front of the bookshelf. The books on the bookshelf are very interesting.
爸爸做了一个新书架。书架很漂亮。
bà ba zuò le yí gè xīn shū jià。 shū jià hěn piào liang。
Dad made a new bookshelf. The bookshelf is very beautiful.

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