书呆子 shū dāi zi

bookworm; pedant; bookish fool

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 8032nd word

Definitions

  1. 1. bookworm
  2. 2. pedant
  3. 3. bookish fool

Characters

Character Meaning
书 shū HSK 1
book; to write; letter
呆 dāi HSK 5
foolish; stupid; expressionless
子 zi HSK 1
(noun suffix); son; child