书经
Shū jīng
Pinyin

Definition

书经
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Shū jīng
  1. the Book of History, one of the Five Classics of Confucianism 五經|五经[Wǔ jīng], a compendium of documents which make up the oldest extant texts of Chinese history, from legendary times down to the time of Confucius, also known as 尚書經|尚书经[Shàng shū jīng], 尚書|尚书[Shàng shū], 書|书[Shū]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

已经
yǐ jīng
  1. 1 already
书
Shū
  1. 1 abbr. for 書經|书经[Shū jīng]
书写
shū xiě
  1. 1 to write
曾经
céng jīng
  1. 1 once
  2. 2 already
  3. 3 former
  4. 4 previously
  5. 5 ever
  6. 6 (past tense marker used before verb or clause)
神经
shén jīng
  1. 1 nerve
  2. 2 mental state
  3. 3 (coll.) unhinged
  4. 4 nutjob
经
Jīng
  1. 1 surname Jing
经典
jīng diǎn
  1. 1 the classics
  2. 2 scriptures
  3. 3 classical
  4. 4 classic (example, case etc)
  5. 5 typical
经常
jīng cháng
  1. 1 frequently
  2. 2 constantly
  3. 3 regularly
  4. 4 often
  5. 5 day-to-day
  6. 6 everyday
  7. 7 daily
经历
jīng lì
  1. 1 experience
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè],次[cì]
  3. 3 to experience
  4. 4 to go through
经济
jīng jì
  1. 1 economy
  2. 2 economic
经过
jīng guò
  1. 1 to pass
  2. 2 to go through
  3. 3 process
  4. 4 course
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
经验
jīng yàn
  1. 1 experience
  2. 2 to experience
读书
dú shū
  1. 1 to read a book
  2. 2 to study
  3. 3 to attend school
一本正经
yī běn zhèng jīng
  1. 1 in deadly earnest
  2. 2 deadpan
不经意
bù jīng yì
  1. 1 not paying attention
  2. 2 carelessly
  3. 3 by accident
副书记
fù shū ji
  1. 1 deputy secretary
取经
qǔ jīng
  1. 1 to journey to India on a quest for the Buddhist scriptures
  2. 2 to learn by studying another's experience
图书
tú shū
  1. 1 books (in a library or bookstore)
  2. 2 CL:本[běn],冊|册[cè],部[bù]
图书馆
tú shū guǎn
  1. 1 library
  2. 2 CL:家[jiā],個|个[gè]
心经
Xīn jīng
  1. 1 the Heart Sutra

Idioms (20)

不经一事
bù jīng yī shì
  1. 1 You can't gain knowledge without practical experience (idiom); wisdom only comes with experience
不经一事，不长一智
bù jīng yī shì , bù zhǎng yī zhì
  1. 1 You can't gain knowledge without practical experience (idiom); wisdom only comes with experience
不见经传
bù jiàn jīng zhuàn
  1. 1 not found in the classics (idiom); unknown
  2. 2 unfounded
  3. 3 not authoritative
久经考验
jiǔ jīng kǎo yàn
  1. 1 well tested (idiom); seasoned
  2. 2 veteran
仰屋著书
yǎng wū zhù shū
  1. 1 lit. to stare at the ceiling while writing a book (idiom); to put one's whole body and soul into a book
天经地义
tiān jīng dì yì
  1. 1 lit. heaven's law and earth's principle (idiom); fig. right and proper
  2. 2 right and unalterable
  3. 3 a matter of course
家家有本难念的经
jiā jiā yǒu běn nán niàn de jīng
  1. 1 Every family goes through its problems. (idiom)
引经据典
yǐn jīng jù diǎn
  1. 1 lit. to quote the classics
  2. 2 to quote chapter and verse (idiom)
惨淡经营
cǎn dàn jīng yíng
  1. 1 to manage by painstaking effort (idiom)
折节读书
zhé jié dú shū
  1. 1 to start reading furiously, contrary to previous habit (idiom)
掉书袋
diào shū dài
  1. 1 lit. to wave around one's bookbag (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to show off one's erudition
  3. 3 a person who does so
书不尽言
shū bù jìn yán
  1. 1 I have much more to say than can be written in this letter (conventional letter ending) (idiom)
书香门第
shū xiāng mén dì
  1. 1 family with a literary reputation (idiom); literary family
曾经沧海
céng jīng cāng hǎi
  1. 1 lit. having crossed the vast ocean (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. widely experienced in the vicissitudes of life
曾经沧海难为水，除却巫山不是云
céng jīng cāng hǎi nán wéi shuǐ , chú què Wū Shān bù shì yún
  1. 1 there are no rivers to one who has crossed the ocean, and no clouds to one who has passed Mount Wu (idiom)
  2. 2 one who has seen the world doesn't stop at small things
弃农经商
qì nóng jīng shāng
  1. 1 to abandon farming and become a businessman (idiom)
满腹经纶
mǎn fù jīng lún
  1. 1 full of political wisdom (idiom)
  2. 2 politically astute
  3. 3 with encyclopedic experience of state policy
牛角挂书
niú jiǎo guà shū
  1. 1 lit. to hang one's books on cow horns (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be diligent in one's studies
白面书生
bái miàn shū shēng
  1. 1 lit. pale-faced scholar (idiom); young and inexperienced person without practical experience
  2. 2 still wet behind the ears
知书达理
zhī shū dá lǐ
  1. 1 educated and well-balanced (idiom)

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