教科书 (jiàokēshū): textbook

Measure Word

一本教科书 běn

Meanings

1 textbook
2 coursebook

Characters

subject; branch of study

书

shū

book

Examples

这本教科书内容很丰富。

Zhè běn jiàokēshū nèiróng hěn fēngfù.

This textbook has rich content.

学生们打开教科书开始上课。

Xuéshēng men dǎkāi jiàokēshū kāishǐ shàngkè.

The students opened their textbooks and began class.

Tips

usage

教科书 is also used figuratively to mean 'textbook example' — 教科书式的 means 'textbook-style' or 'exemplary.'

Stroke Order

教 jiāo

科 kē

书 shū

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classroom