博览群书

博覽群書

bólǎn-qúnshū

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Meanings

HSK 3

他从小博览群书，知识非常丰富。

Tā cóngxiǎo bólǎn-qúnshū, zhīshi fēicháng fēngfù.

He has read widely since childhood and has tremendous knowledge.

HSK 3

要写好文章，必须博览群书。

Yào xiě hǎo wénzhāng, bìxū bólǎn-qúnshū.

To write well you must read widely.

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.'

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