shū
shēng

common
noun

Meaning of 书生

书生 means scholar; intellectual; bookish person. Pronounced shū shēng.

  • scholar; intellectual; bookish person

Definitions & Examples

kàn
lái
xiàng
wén
ruò
shū
shēng
 
shí
shēn
hěn
qiáng
zhuàng
 

He looks like a frail scholar, but he's actually quite physically strong.

Bái
miàn
shū
shēng
wǎng
wǎng
quē
shí
de
shè
huì
jīng
yàn
 

Pale-faced scholars often lack practical social experience.

Bié
kàn
shì
shū
shēng
 
chǔ
jǐn
zhuàng
kuàng
lái
què
fēi
cháng
guǒ
duàn
 

Don't let his scholar appearance fool you—he's very decisive when handling emergencies.

dài
de
shū
shēng
cháng
cháng
tōng
guò
kǎo
shì
jìn
shì
 

Scholars in ancient times often entered government service by passing the imperial examinations.