书迷

書迷
shūmí
noun #23,640

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 bookworm
  2. 2 avid reader
  3. 3 book enthusiast
  4. 4 bibliophile

Examples

Tā shì gè shūmí, jiā lǐ yǒu jǐ qiān běn shū.
She's a bookworm — she has thousands of books at home.
Zhè běn xiǎoshuō xīyǐn le dà pī shūmí.
This novel attracted a large number of avid readers.

Tips

memory
(mí) means to be infatuated with something, and acts as a suffix for fans and enthusiasts: 书迷 (book fan), 球迷 (sports fan), 影迷 (film buff), 歌迷 (music fan). The character also means 'lost' — you're so absorbed you're lost in it.

Stroke Order

shū