这是什么书?
Zhè shì shénme shū?
English
What book is this?
this
(pronoun) this; these; (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun); (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier)
Every character draws itself stroke by stroke, then hands you the brush to trace it yourself.
Nice writing!
这是什么书?
Zhè shì shénme shū?
What book is this?
这本书是我的。
Zhè běn shū shì wǒ de.
This book is mine.
Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.