电子书 diànzǐshū electronic book
electronic book; e-book; e-book reader
How to remember 电子书: 电 electricity + 子 child + 书 book = electronic book.
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How it is used
- An e-book - 电子 (diànzǐ) 'electronic' is the productive prefix: 电子邮件 (diànzǐ yóujiàn) email, 电子产品 (diànzǐ chǎnpǐn) electronics.
- Contrast the physical 纸质书 (zhǐzhì shū) paper book. 子 here is part of 电子 and read zǐ (electron), not the neutral-tone noun suffix.
Example sentences
- 我在手机上看电子书。 Wǒ zài shǒujī shang kàn diànzǐshū.I read e-books on my phone.