罄竹难书
qìng zhú nán shū · so many that the bamboo slats have been exhausted; innumerable crimes (idiom); see also 罄筆難書|罄笔难书[qing4 bi3 nan2 shu1]
Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 罄竹难书
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.
Words with the same characters
Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.
to read a book; to study; to attend school
书shūabbr. for 書經|书经[Shu1 jing1]; book; letter; document; CL:本[ben3],冊|册[ce4],部[bu4]; to write
书店shūdiànbookstore; CL:家[jia1]
书包shūbāoschoolbag; satchel; bookbag; CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1]
电子书diànzǐshūelectronic book; e-book; e-book reader
难nándifficult (to...); problem; difficulty; difficult; not good