看书 (kànshū) means To read (read a book). Below are 20 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
他坐在沙发上 看书 。
Tā zuò zài shāfā shàng kàn shū.
He sat on the sofa reading.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 沙发
请 看书 前面的目录。
Qǐng kàn shū qiánmiàn de mùlù.
Please look at the table of contents at the front.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 目录
他常在阳台上 看书 。
Tā cháng zài yángtái shàng kàn shū.
He often reads on the balcony.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 阳台
这个孩子很喜欢 看书 。
Zhège háizi hěn xǐhuan kàn shū.
This child loves reading.
Dictionary example · HSK 2 · 孩子
看书 的时候眼睛会累。
Kàn shū de shíhou yǎnjing huì lèi.
Your eyes get tired when you read.
Dictionary example · HSK 2 · 眼睛
我下午去图书馆 看书 。
Wǒ xiàwǔ qù túshūguǎn kàn shū.
I'm going to the library to read this afternoon.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 图书馆
睡觉以前我喜欢 看书 。
Shuìjiào yǐqián wǒ xǐhuan kàn shū.
I like to read before going to sleep.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 以前
整个下午他都在 看书 。
Zhěnggè xiàwǔ tā dōu zài kàn shū.
He read all afternoon.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 整个
空闲的时候他喜欢 看书 。
Kòngxián de shíhou tā xǐhuan kàn shū.
He likes reading in his free time.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 空闲
别躺着 看书 ，对眼睛不好。
Bié tǎng zhe kàn shū, duì yǎnjing bù hǎo.
Do not read lying down; it is bad for your eyes.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 躺
他养成了每天 看书 的习惯。
Tā yǎngchéng le měi tiān kàn shū de xíguàn.
He has developed the habit of reading every day.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 养成
周末在家 看书 是一种享受。
Zhōumò zài jiā kàn shū shì yì zhǒng xiǎngshòu.
Reading at home at the weekend is a pleasure.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 享受
他喜欢运动，我则喜欢 看书 。
Tā xǐhuan yùndòng, wǒ zé xǐhuan kàn shū.
He likes sport, whereas I like reading.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 则
既然睡不着，索性起来 看书 吧。
Jìrán shuì bu zháo, suǒxìng qǐlái kàn shū ba.
Since you cannot sleep, you might as well get up and read.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 索性
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From the graded readers
From the grammar library
我在图书馆 看书 。
Wǒ zài túshūguǎn kàn shū.
I'm reading at the library.
Grammar library · HSK 2 · 在 — location and "-ing"
Questions about 看书
How is 看书 used in a sentence?
This page shows 20 sentences using 看书 (kànshū, "To read (read a book)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Where can I see the full entry for 看书?
The dictionary page for 看书 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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