看書

See also: 看书

Chinese edit

		to see; to look at; to look after to see; to look at; to look after; to take care of; to watch; to guard; it depends; think	book; letter
trad. (看書)		看	書
simp. (看书)		看	书

看⫽書 (verb-object) (intransitive)

(intransitive) to read books; to read
平時喜歡看書嗎？ [MSC, trad.]
平时喜欢看书吗？ [MSC, simp.]
Píngshí xǐhuān kànshū ma? [Pinyin]
Do you normally enjoy reading books?

他到圖書館看書去了。 [MSC, trad.]
他到图书馆看书去了。 [MSC, simp.]
Tā dào túshūguǎn kànshū qù le. [Pinyin]
He went to the library to read books.

你怎麼在這兒看書啊，燈光這麼暗的，對眼睛多不好啊。 [MSC, trad.]
你怎么在这儿看书啊，灯光这么暗的，对眼睛多不好啊。 [MSC, simp.]
Nǐ zěnme zài zhèr kànshū a, dēngguāng zhème àn de, duì yǎnjing duō bùhǎo a. [Pinyin]
Why are you reading here? The light is so dim — it's not good for your eyes.
(intransitive) to read; to study
他愛看書，但是他最愛看電視。 [MSC, trad.]
他爱看书，但是他最爱看电视。 [MSC, simp.]
Tā ài kànshū, dànshì tā zuì ài kàn diànshì. [Pinyin]
He loves to read, but he loves to watch TV the most.