shòu 授 V give, award
shòuyǔ 授予 V confer, award 授予学位 shòuyǔ xuéwèi confer an academic degree
shòu 瘦 ADJ thin, lean ■ 她比以前瘦多了。Tā bǐ yǐqián shòu duō le. She is much thinner than before. ■
别以为越瘦越好看。Bié yǐwéi yuè shòu yuè hǎokàn. Do not think that the thinner you are, the
more beautiful you become.
shòuròu 瘦肉 N lean meat ■ 她只吃瘦肉，不吃 肥肉。Tā zhǐ chī shòuròu, bù chī féiròu. She eats only
lean meat, and does not eat fatty meat.
shòu 售 V sell
shòuhuòyuán 售货员 [suffix: 售 sell + 货 goods + 员 nominal suffix] N shop assistant, salesperson ■ 售
货员帮我挑选皮鞋。Shòuhuòyuán bāng wǒ tiāoxuǎn píxié. The shop assistant helped me choose
a pair of shoes.
shòu 寿 TRAD 壽 N life, lifespan 长寿 chángshòu longevity ■ 祝您老人家健康长 寿！Zhù nín lǎorenjia
jiànkāng chángshòu! (to an elderly person) Wish you good health and longevity!
shòumìng 寿命 [comp: 寿 life + 命 life] N lifespan
shòu 兽 TRAD 獸 N beast, four-legged mammal (See yěshòu 野兽.)
shū 书 TRAD 書 N book (本 běn) ■ 这本书很有意 思，你看过没有？Zhè běn shū hěn yǒu yìsi, nǐ
kànguo méiyǒu? This book is very interesting. Have you read it? ■ 她常常去图书馆借书。Tā
chángcháng qù túshūguǎn jiè shū. She often goes to the library to borrow books. 看书 kàn shū read,
do reading ■ 我喜欢看书。Wǒ xǐhuan kàn shū. I like reading.
shūbāo 书包 [modif: 书 book + 包 bag] N school-bag, satchel (只 zhī) ■ 小学生的书包为什么这么
重？Xiǎoxuéshēng de shūbāo wèishénme zhème zhòng? Why are children’s schoolbags so heavy?
shūdiàn 书店 [modif: 书 book + 店 store, shop] N bookstore, bookshop (家 jiā) ■ 你们这里哪家书店
最好? Nǐmen zhèli nǎ jiā shūdiàn zuì hǎo? Which is the best bookstore here?
shūfǎ 书法 N calligraphy
shūfǎjiā 书法家 N calligrapher
shūjí 书籍 N books (collectively)
shūjì 书记 N head of the Chinese Communist Party or Chinese Communist Youth League organizations at
various levels, Party secretary, League secretary
shūjià 书架 [modif: 书 book + 架 shelf] N bookshelf ■ 王老师的办公室有一个大书架。Wáng lǎoshī
de bàngōngshì yǒu yí ge dà shūjià. There is a big bookshelf in Teacher Wang’s office.
shūmiàn 书面 ADJ in written form, written (ANTONYM 口头 kǒutóu) 书面邀请 shūmiàn yāoqǐng written
invitation
shū 叔 N father’s younger brother
shūshu 叔叔 N father’s younger brother, uncle ■ 我叔叔是设计电脑软件的。Wǒ shūshu shì shèjì
diànnǎo ruǎnjiàn de. My father’s younger brother designs computer software.
NOTE: 叔叔 shūshu is a form of address used by a child for a man around his/her father’s age. It is common
to put a family name before 叔叔 shūshuî, e.g. 张叔叔 Zhāng shūshu. Also see note on 阿姨 āyí.shū 殊 ADJ different (See 特殊
tèshū.)
shūzi 梳子 [suffix: 梳 comb + 子 nominal suffix] N comb (把 bǎ)
shū 舒 V stretch, unfold
shūchàng 舒畅 [comp: 舒 relaxing + 畅 uninhibited] ADJ entirely free from worry, happy 心情舒畅 xīnqíng
shūchàng have ease of mind, feel carefree and happy
shūfu 舒服 [comp: 舒 relaxing + 服 conceding] ADJ comfortable ■ 这把椅子很舒服，你坐下去就 不
想起来了。Zhè bǎ yǐzi hěn shūfu, nǐ zuò xiàqu jiù bù xiǎng qǐlái le. This chair is very
comfortable. Sit on it and you don’t want to get up. ■ 他 们不是非常有钱，但是生活过得挺舒
服。Tāmen bú shì fēicháng yǒu qián, dànshì shēnghuó guò de tǐng shūfu. They are not wealthy,