created sense approved 死读书/死讀書 · sǐdúshū · to study mechanically — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
死读书 / 死讀書
sǐdúshū
to study mechanically
to study mechanically or learn by rote; to be a bookworm who memorizes facts without fully understanding or applying them
死, 读, 书
死 (literal) → 死 · sǐ · stubborn 读书 (literal) → 读书/讀書 · dúshū · to read
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 死读书/死讀書 · sǐdúshū · to be buried in books — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
死读书 / 死讀書
sǐdúshū
to be buried in books
to be buried in one's studies to the exclusion of everything else; to focus solely on reading while ignoring practical or social matters
死, 读, 书
死 (literal) → 死 · sǐ · desperately 读书 (literal) → 读书/讀書 · dúshū · to study
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition