博览群书

博覽群書

bólǎnqúnshū

idiom #53,448

Meanings

1 read widely and extensively
2 well-read across many books
3 broadly studied

Characters

Examples

他从小博览群书，知识非常丰富。

Tā cóngxiǎo bó lǎn qún shū, zhīshi fēicháng fēngfù.

He has read widely since childhood and has tremendous knowledge.

要写好文章，必须博览群书。

Yào xiě hǎo wénzhāng, bìxū bó lǎn qún shū.

To write well you must read widely.

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history

From 《周书·庾信传》 describing the Northern Zhou poet Yu Xin: 幼而俊迈，聪敏绝伦，博览群书 — 'as a youth outstanding and brilliant, widely read across many books.'

Stroke Order

博 bó

览 lǎn

群 qún

书 shū