Word: 书生 (shūshēng) Traditional: 書生 书生 dictionary entry shūshēng scholar; intellectual; egghead Full dictionary entry for 书生 Example sentences using 书生 3 sentences, showing page 1 of 1. 书生在油灯下读书。 Shūshēng zài yóudēng xià dúshū. The scholar is reading by the light of an oil lamp. 故事里的书生遇到了狐狸精。 Gùshi lǐ de shūshēng yùdàole húlijīng. In the story, the scholar meets a fox spirit. 那位书生夜里在灯下读书。 Nà wèi shūshēng yèli zài dēng xià dúshū. That scholar reads under a lamp at night.