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著作 zhù zuò to write / literary work / book / article / writings / CL:部[bu4]
预约 yù yuē booking / reservation / to book / to make an appointment
书本 shū běn book / CL:本[ben3]
本子 běn zi book / notebook / Japanese-style self-published comic (esp. an erotic one), aka "dōjinshi" / CL:本[ben3] / edition
册子 cè zi a book / a volume
本文 běn wén this text / article / the main body of a book
专题 zhuān tí specific topic (addressed by a book, lecture, TV program etc) / article, report or program etc on a specific topic
读书 dú shū to read a book / to study / to attend school
国语 Guó yǔ Chinese language (Mandarin), emphasizing its national nature / Chinese as a primary or secondary school subject / Chinese in the context of the Nationalist Government / Guoyu, book of historical narrative c. 10th-5th century BC
好看 hǎo kàn good-looking / nice-looking / good (of a movie, book, TV show etc) / embarrassed / humiliated
预订 yù dìng to place an order / to book ahead
书名 shū míng name of a book / reputation as calligrapher
全书 quán shū entire book / unabridged book / entire multivolume work / comprehensive volume
老子 Lǎo zǐ Laozi or Lao-tze (c. 500 BC), Chinese philosopher, the founder of Taoism / the sacred book of Daoism, 道德經|道德经[Dao4 de2 jing1] by Laozi
宝典 bǎo diǎn canonical text / treasury (i.e. book of treasured wisdom)
春秋 chūn qiū spring and autumn / four seasons / year / a person's age / annals (used in book titles)
电子书 diàn zi shū electronic book / e-book / e-book reader
八卦 bā guà the eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1] / gossip / gossipy
书评 shū píng book review / book notice
新书 xīn shū new book
一览 yī lǎn at a glance / (in book titles) overview
开本 kāi běn book format, similar to in-4°, in-8° / etc (a 16-kai format 16開|16开[shi2 liu4 kai1] is roughly A4) / abbr. to 開|开[kai1]
片段 piàn duàn fragment (of speech etc) / extract (from book etc) / episode (of story etc)
秘籍 mì jí rare book / cheat code (video games)
通讯录 tōng xùn lù address book / directory
书页 shū yè page of a book
语录 yǔ lù quotation (from a book or existing source)
留言簿 liú yán bù visitor's book / CL:本[ben3]
装帧 zhuāng zhēn binding and layout (of a book etc)
订票 dìng piào to book tickets / to issue tickets
秘笈 mì jí secret book or collection of books
转折 zhuǎn zhé shift in the trend of events / turnaround / plot shift in a book / turn in the conversation
版次 bǎn cì edition (of a book etc) / edition number
导读 dǎo dú guide (e.g. book or other printed material)
备忘录 bèi wàng lù memorandum / aide-memoire / memorandum book
宝库 bǎo kù treasure-house / treasury / treasure-trove (often fig., book of treasured wisdom)
周易 Zhōu yì another name for Book of Changes (I Ching) 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1]
参考书 cān kǎo shū reference book
文库 wén kù collection of documents / library / book series / sequence of data, esp. genome
哈利波特 hā lì bō tè Harry Potter (children's book character)
读本 dú běn reader / an instructional book
天书 tiān shū imperial edict / heavenly book (superstition) / obscure or illegible writing / double dutch
白皮书 bái pí shū white paper (e.g. containing proposals for new legislation) / white book
蜘蛛侠 Zhī zhū xiá Spider-Man, comic book superhero
未雨绸缪 wèi yǔ chóu móu lit. before it rains, bind around with silk (idiom, from Book of Songs 詩經|诗经) / fig. to plan ahead / to prepare for a rainy day
管子 Guǎn zǐ Guanzi or Guan Zhong 管仲 / (-645 BC), famous politician of Qi 齊國|齐国 / of Spring and Autumn period / Guanzi, classical book containing writings of Guan Zhong and his school
孟子 Mèng zǐ Mencius (c. 372-c. 289 BC), Confucian philosopher second only to Confucius / book of the same name, one of the classics of Confucianism
本草 běn cǎo a book on Chinese (herbal) medicine / Chinese materia medica
工具书 gōng jù shū reference book (such as dictionary, almanac, gazetteer etc)
易经 Yì jīng The Book of Changes ("I Ching")
诗经 Shī jīng Shijing, the Book of Songs, early collection of Chinese poems and one of the Five Classics of Confucianism 五經|五经[Wu3 jing1]
诗篇 shī piān a poem / a composition in verse / fig. epic (compared with historical epic) / the biblical Book of Psalms
畅销书 chàng xiāo shū best-seller / best-selling book / blockbuster
小雅 xiǎo yǎ one of the three main divisions of the Book of Songs 詩經|诗经
史书 shǐ shū history book
箴言 zhēn yán admonition / exhortation / dictum / the biblical Book of Proverbs
旧书 jiù shū second-hand book / old book / ancient book
总论 zǒng lùn (often used in book or chapter titles) general introduction / overview
老君 Lǎo jūn Laozi or Lao-tze (c. 500 BC), Chinese philosopher, the founder of Taoism / the sacred book of Daoism, 道德經|道德经[Dao4 de2 jing1] by Laozi
古书 gǔ shū ancient book / old book
诗书 Shī Shū the Book of Songs 詩經|诗经[Shi1 jing1] and the Book of History 書經|书经[Shu1 jing1]
照办 zhào bàn to follow the rules / to do as instructed / to play by the book / to comply with a request
阿拉丁 A1 lā dīng Aladdin, character in one of the tales in the The Book of One Thousand and One Nights
读后感 dú hòu gǎn impression of a book / opinion expressed in a book review
色情小说 sè qíng xiǎo shuō pornographic novel / dirty book
海王 Hǎi wáng Poseidon, Greek god of the sea / Neptune, Roman god of the sea / Aquaman, DC comic book superhero / (slang) womanizer / player
杀青 shā qīng to put the last hand to (a book, a film etc) / to finalize / to kill-green (a step in the processing of tea leaves)
封底 fēng dǐ the back cover of a book
建档 jiàn dàng book building
道德经 Dào dé jīng the Book of Dao by Laozi or Lao-Tze, the sacred text of Daoism
账簿 zhàng bù an account book / a ledger
经 jīng classics / sacred book / scripture / to pass through / to undergo / to bear / to endure / warp (textile) / longitude / menstruation / channel (TCM) / abbr. for economics 經濟|经济[jing1 ji4]
帐簿 zhàng bù account book
开卷 kāi juàn to open a book / open-book (exam)
订位 dìng wèi to reserve a seat / to book a table / reservation
大雅 dà yǎ one of the three main divisions of the Book of Songs 詩經|诗经
书稿 shū gǎo manuscript of a book
著书 zhù shū to write a book
开 kāi to open / to start / to turn on / to boil / to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc) / to operate (a vehicle) / carat (gold) / abbr. for Kelvin, 開爾文|开尔文[Kai1 er3 wen2] / abbr. for 開本|开本[kai1 ben3], book format
兵书 bīng shū a book on the art of war
折子 zhé zi folding notebook / accounts book
自序 zì xù author's preface / autobiographical notes as introduction to a book
啃书 kěn shū lit. to gnaw a book / to study / to cram
国书 guó shū credentials (of a diplomat) / documents exchanged between nations / national or dynastic history book
百家姓 Bǎi jiā xìng The Book of Family Names, anonymous Song dynasty reading primer listing 438 surnames
医书 yī shū medical book
禁书 jìn shū banned book
楚辞 Chǔ cí Chu Ci, the Songs of Chu (ancient book of poems, collected during Han but esp. from country of Chu c. 500 BC)
五经 Wǔ jīng the Five Classics of Confucianism, namely: the Book of Songs 詩經|诗经[Shi1 jing1], the Book of History 書經|书经[Shu1 jing1], the Classic of Rites 禮記|礼记[Li3 ji4], the Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1], and the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋[Chun1 qiu1]
忍者神龟 Rěn zhě Shén guī Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, US comic book series, first appeared in 1984, also films, video games etc
老本 lǎo běn capital / assets / savings / nest egg / (fig.) reputation / laurels (to rest upon) / old edition of a book / (tree) trunk
小人书 xiǎo rén shū children's picture story book / CL:本[ben3]
善本 shàn běn old book / good book / reliable book / rare book
人不可貌相 rén bù kě mào xiàng you can't judge a person by appearance (idiom) / you can't judge a book by its cover / often in combination 人不可貌相，海水不可斗量[ren2 bu4 ke3 mao4 xiang4 , hai3 shui3 bu4 ke3 dou3 liang2]
记事簿 jì shì bù a memo book (recording events)
韩非子 Hán Fēi zǐ another name for Han Fei 韓非|韩非[Han2 Fei1], Legalist philosopher (c. 280-233 BC) / Han Feizi, book of Legalist Philosophy authored by Han Fei 韓非|韩非[Han2 Fei1] during the Warring States Period (475-220 BC)
手抄本 shǒu chāo běn manuscript copy of a book (before the printing press)
类书 lèi shū reference book consisting of material quoted from many sources, arranged by category (about 600 of which were compiled between the 3rd and 18th centuries in China)
白文 bái wén the text of an annotated book / an unannotated edition of a book / intagliated characters (on a seal)
六经 Liù jīng Six Classics, namely: Book of Songs 詩經|诗经[Shi1 jing1], Book of History 尚書|尚书[Shang4 shu1], Book of Rites 儀禮|仪礼[Yi2 li3], the lost Book of Music 樂經|乐经[Yue4 jing1], Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1], Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋[Chun1 qiu1]
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