念书

念書

niànshū

verb HSK 7-9 #11,104

Meanings

她在北京念书。

Tā zài Běijīng niànshū.

She is studying in Beijing.

他从小就喜欢念书。

Tā cóngxiǎo jiù xǐhuan niànshū.

He has loved studying since he was young.

usage

念书 is more colloquial than 读书. Both mean "to study/attend school," but 念书 is more common in spoken Chinese, especially in northern dialects.

念 niàn

书 shū