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bookend

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

shu1dang3 • shūdǎng

Meaning

Primary

bookend

Alternatives

bookends, book stand, book end, bookstand

Mnemonic

A 書擋 bookend is placed at the end of a bunch of 書 books to 擋 block them from falling over.

Usage

我 需要 一 個 新 的 書擋。

I need a new bookend.

一 對 古老 的 書擋

a pair of old bookends

書架 上 沒有 書擋。

The bookshelf has no bookends.