How common it is
说明书 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.
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Pronunciation focus
Say shuōmíngshū slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.
Usage note
说明书表示介绍怎么使用的书面材料。
shuō míng shū biǎo shì jiè shào zěn me shǐ yòng de shū miàn cái liào。
Instruction manual means written material explaining how to use something.
Context note
说明书常和机器、产品、安装一起用。
shuō míng shū cháng hé jī qì 、 chǎn pǐn 、 ān zhuāng yì qǐ yòng。
Instruction manuals often appear with machines, products, and installation.
5 examples
请看说明书。
qǐng kàn shuō míng shū。
Please read the instruction manual.
说明书写得很清楚。
shuō míng shū xiě dé hěn qīng chǔ。
The instruction manual is written clearly.
我找不到说明书。
wǒ zhǎo bú dào shuō míng shū。
I cannot find the instruction manual.
先读说明书再开始。
xiān dú shuō míng shū zài kāi shǐ。
Read the manual before starting.
这本说明书很有用。
zhè běn shuō míng shū hěn yǒu yòng。
This instruction manual is very useful.
5 mini stories
买回来的机器有一本说明书。
mǎi huí lái de jī qì yǒu yì běn shuō míng shū。
The machine I bought came with an instruction manual.
我先看说明书，再开始装。
wǒ xiān kàn shuō míng shū， zài kāi shǐ zhuāng。
I read the manual first, then started assembling.
说明书上有很多图。
shuō míng shū shàng yǒu hěn duō tú。
There are many pictures in the manual.
老师说做实验前要看说明书。
lǎo shī shuō zuò shí yàn qián yào kàn shuō míng shū。
The teacher said to read the manual before the experiment.
说明书帮助我学会了新机器。
shuō míng shū bāng zhù wǒ xué huì le xīn jī qì。
The manual helped me learn the new machine.