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How to write 打开书 — "Open Your Book" in Chinese
打开书 (dǎ kāi shū) is how you say "open your book" in Chinese. The instruction that starts every reading lesson. Below is each character with its pinyin and meaning, plus a free tracing worksheet you can print in seconds.
打开书 character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning in this phrase |
|---|---|---|
| 打 | dǎ | to strike; to open |
| 开 | kāi | to open |
| 书 | shū | book |
| 打开书 | dǎ kāi shū | open your book |
Using 打开书
打开 is “to open” and 书 is “book”: 打开书 — open your book. Teachers complete it with a page number: 打开书，第十页 (“open your books to page ten”). It is one of the first classroom instructions new learners recognize by ear.
In Traditional Chinese it is 打開書 — 开→開 and 书→書. The 打开 pattern generalizes to many objects — 打开书包 (open your schoolbag), 打开本子 (open your notebook) — and its opposite is 合上书 (close your book), the instruction that ends the lesson.
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FAQ
How do teachers say “open to page ten”?
打开书，第十页 (dǎ kāi shū, dì shí yè). 第 marks ordinal numbers, so 第十页 is “the tenth page”.
What is the opposite of 打开书?
合上书 (hé shàng shū) — close your book. 合上 is the general verb for closing books and boxes; 关 (guān) is for doors, lights and screens.
How is 打开书 written in Traditional Chinese?
打開書 — 开→開 and 书→書. 打 stays the same.