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bookend

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

shu1dang3 shūdǎng

Meaning


Primary

bookend

Alternatives

bookends, book stand, book end, bookstand

Mnemonic


A 书挡 bookend is placed at the end of a bunch of 书 books in order 挡 to block them from falling over.

Usage


我 需要 一 个 新 的 书挡。

I need a new bookend.

一 对 古老 的 书挡

a pair of old bookends

书架 上 没有 书挡。

The bookshelf has no bookends.

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