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    Expressing "book title" with 书名 (shūmíng)

    Topic & Focus

    Structure

    书名 + Verb Phrase

    Explanation

    The noun 书名 (shūmíng) means "book title" or "the name of a book." It is a compound of 书 (book) and 名 (name), and is used whenever you need to refer to the title of a written work.

    Examples

    • 这本书的书名太长了，我总是记不住。

      Zhè běn shū de shūmíng tài cháng le, wǒ zǒngshì jì bù zhù.

      The title of this book is too long; I can never remember it.

    • 你还记得那本小说的书名吗？

      Nǐ hái jìde nà běn xiǎoshuō de shūmíng ma?

      Do you still remember the title of that novel?

    • 他在网上搜了一下书名，发现已经卖完了。

      Tā zài wǎng shàng sōu le yīxià shūmíng, fāxiàn yǐjīng mài wán le.

      He searched for the book title online and found it was already sold out.

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