看书

看書

kànshū

verb

Meanings

1 to read (a book)
2 to study; to do one's reading

Characters

to look at; to read

Examples

HSK 2

我每天晚上都看书。

Wǒ měitiān wǎnshang dōu kànshū.

I read every evening.

HSK 4

别躺着看书，对眼睛不好。

Bié tǎng zhe kànshū, duì yǎnjing bùhǎo.

Don't read lying down, it's bad for your eyes.

Tips

usage

看书 is the everyday 'to read'. 读书 can also mean reading, but more often 'to study, to be at school': 他还在读书 'he is still a student'. Reading the paper is 看报.

Stroke Order

看 kàn

书 shū