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书呆子

bookworm

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

shu1dai1zi5 • shūdāizi

Meaning

Primary

bookworm

Alternatives

bookworms, pedant

Mnemonic

A 书呆子 bookworm is someone who only cares about 书 books, and is like a 呆 fool or a [5] silent dumb 子 child when it comes to anything else.

Usage

他 是 个 书呆子。

He is a bookworm.

书呆子 不 喜欢 运动。

Bookworms don't like sports.

书呆子 喜欢 读书。

Bookworms like to read.