| 大系 | dà xì | compendium |  |
| 简编 | jiǎn biān | concise edition / abridged edition / compendium |  |
| 本草纲目 | Běn cǎo Gāng mù | Compendium of Medical Herbs 1596, compiled by Li Shizhen 李時珍|李时珍[Li3 Shi2 zhen1] | |
| 李时珍 | Lǐ Shí zhēn | Li Shizhen (1518-1593), Ming botanist and pharmacologist, author of Compendium of Medical Herbs 本草綱目|本草纲目[Ben3 cao3 Gang1 mu4] | |
| 书经 | Shū jīng | the Book of History, one of the Five Classics of Confucianism 五經|五经[Wu3 jing1], a compendium of documents which make up the oldest extant texts of Chinese history, from legendary times down to the time of Confucius, also known as 尚書經|尚书经[Shang4 shu1 jing1], 尚書|尚书[Shang4 shu1], 書|书[Shu1] | |
| 千金方 | Qiān jīn fāng | Prescriptions Worth a Thousand in Gold, early Tang compendium of herbal medicine by Sun Simiao 孫思邈|孙思邈[Sun1 Si1 miao3] | |
| 千金要方 | Qiān jīn Yào fāng | Prescriptions Worth a Thousand in Gold, early Tang compendium of herbal medicine by Sun Simiao 孫思邈|孙思邈[Sun1 Si1 miao3] | |
| 吕氏春秋 | Lu:3 shì Chūn qiū | lit. “Mr. Lü's Spring and Autumn (Annals)”, compendium of the philosophies of the Hundred Schools of Thought 諸子百家|诸子百家[zhu1 zi3 bai3 jia1], compiled around 239 BC under the patronage of Qin Dynasty 秦代[Qin2 dai4] Chancellor Lü / Buwei 呂不韋|吕不韦[Lu:3 Bu4 wei2] | |
| 尚书经 | Shàng shū Jīng | Book of History / a compendium of documents in various styles, making up the oldest extant texts of Chinese history, from legendary times down to the times of Confucius | |
| 新修本草 | Xīn xiū běn cǎo | Tang dynasty compendium of herbal medicine | |
| 神农本草经 | Shén nóng Běn cǎo Jīng | Shennong's Compendium of Materia Medica, a Han dynasty pharmacological compendium, 3 scrolls | |
| 环境数据大全 | | Environmental Data Compendium | |
| 世界人口政策简编 | shì jiè rén kǒu zhèng cè jiǎn biān | compendium of world population policies | |
| 人类住区统计简编 | rén lèi zhù qū tǒng jì jiǎn biān | Compendium on Human Settlements Statistics | |
| 联合国治理和公共行政领域基本术语简编 | | Compendium of basic United Nations terminology in governance and public administration | |
| 低废和无废技术概要 | | Compendium on Low- and Non-waste Technologies | |
| 法律文书汇编 | fǎ lu:4 wén shū huì biān | Compendium of Legal Instruments | |
| 气象和运用水文学训练设施简编 | | Compendium of Training Facilities for Meteorological and Operational Hydrology | |
| 残疾统计手册 | | Disability Statistics Compendium | |
| 1988年社会统计和指标简编 | | Compendium of Social Statistics and Indicators 1988 | |
| 非洲环境统计概要 | | African compendium of environment statistics | |
| 环境统计简编 | | Compendium of Environment Statistics | |
| 会议事务行政政策、做法和程序简编 | | Compendium of Administrative Policies, Practices and Procedures of Conference Services | |
| 全球公司反腐实践简编 | | Global Compendium of Corporate Anti-Corruption Practices | |
| 1986年妇女状况社会统计和指标简编 | | Compendium of Statistics and Indicators on the Situation of Women 1986 | |
| 空缺通知简编 | | Vacancy Announcement Compendium | |
