六经 六經 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] syn 善本 shàn běn old book / good book / reliable book / rare book 米该亚 米該亞 mǐ gāi yà Micah 电子书 電子書 diàn zi shū electronic book / e-book / e-book reader 旧书 舊書 jiù shū second-hand book / old book / ancient book syn 成书 成書 chéng shū to finish (writing a book) / to appear in book form / a book already in circulation 五经 五經 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] 伪书 偽書 wěi shū forged book / book of dubious authenticity / misattributed book / Apocrypha 十三经 十三經 shí sān jīng the Thirteen Confucian Classics, namely: Book of Songs 詩經|诗经[Shi1 jing1], Book of History 尚書|尚书[Shang4 shu1], Rites of Zhou 周禮|周礼[Zhou1 li3], Rites and Ceremonies 儀禮|仪礼[Yi2 li3], Classic of Rites 禮記|礼记[Li3 ji4], Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1], Mr Zuo's Annals 左傳|左传[Zuo3 Zhuan4], Mr Gongyang's Annals 公羊傳|公羊传[Gong1 yang2 Zhuan4], Mr Guliang's Annals 穀梁傳|谷梁传[Gu3 liang2 Zhuan4], The Analects 論語|论语[Lun2 yu3], Erya 爾雅|尔雅[Er3 ya3], Classic of Filial Piety 孝經|孝经[Xiao4 jing1], Mencius 孟子[Meng4 zi3] syn 电子书 電子書 diàn zǐ shū electronic book / e-book / e-book reader 全书 全書 quán shū entire book / unabridged book 书评 書評 shū píng book review / book notice 古书 古書 gǔ shū ancient book / old book syn 诗书 詩書 shī shū the Book of Songs 詩經|诗经[Shi1 jing1] and the Book of History 書經|书经[Shu1 jing1] 读后感 讀後感 dú hòu gǎn impression of a book / opinion expressed in a book review 开卷 開卷 kāi juàn to open a book / open-book (exam) syn 白文 bái wén the text of an annotated book / an unannotated edition of a book / intagliated characters (on a seal) syn 书皮 書皮 shū pí book cover / book jacket syn 出埃及记 出埃及記 chū āi jí jì Book of Exodus / Second Book of Moses 簿 bù a book / a register / account-book syn 卦 guà divinatory diagram / one of the eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1] / one of the sixty-four divinatory hexagrams of the Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1] 仰屋著书 仰屋著書 yǎng wū zhù shū lit. to stare at the ceiling while writing a book (idiom) / to put one's whole body and soul into a book 利未记 利未記 lì wèi jì Book of Leviticus / Third Book of Moses 民数记 民數記 mín shù jì Book of Numbers / Fourth Book of Moses 申命记 申命記 shēn mìng jì Book of Deuteronomy / Fifth Book of Moses 乐经 樂經 yuè jīng Book of Music, said to be one of the Six Classics lost after Qin's burning of the books in 212 BC, but may simply refer to Book of Songs 詩經|诗经 太极图说 太極圖說 tài jí tú shuō philosophical book by Song dynasty scholar Zhou Dunyi 周敦頤|周敦颐[Zhou1 Dun1 yi2], starting from an interpretation of the Book of Changes 诗礼 詩禮 shī lǐ the classics a Confucian scholar must read (such as The Book of Songs 詩經|诗经[Shi1jing1] and The Book of Rites 禮記|礼记[Li3ji4]) Ｋ书 Ｋ書 K shū to cram (Taiwan, from Taiwanese khè su 齧書, lit. to gnaw a book) / to study / see also 啃書|啃书[ken3 shu1] / (Tw) to cram (from Taiwanese 齧書, Tai-lo pr. [khè su], lit. to gnaw a book) / to study / see also 啃書|啃书[ken3 shu1] 自然保护联盟红皮书 自然保護聯盟紅皮書 IUCN Red Data Book / Red Data Book 纸书 紙書 zhǐ shū print book / printed book 纸质书 紙質書 zhǐ zhì shū physical book / printed book 本文 běn wén this text / article / the main body of a book syn 正文 zhèng wén main text (as opposed to footnotes) / main body (of a book) syn 专题 專題 zhuān tí specific topic (addressed by a book, lecture, TV program etc) / article, report or program etc on a specific topic 教程 jiào chéng course of study (commonly used in book titles) syn 读书 讀書 dú shū to read a book / to study / to attend school syn 国语 國語 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 syn 好看 hǎo kàn good-looking / nice-looking / (of a movie, book, TV show etc) good / in an embarrassing situation syn 预订 預訂 yù dìng to place an order / to book ahead syn 书名 書名 shū míng name of a book / reputation as calligrapher 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 syn 说明书 說明書 shuō míng shū (technical) manual / (book of) directions / synopsis (of a play or film) / specification (patent) / CL:本[ben3] syn 大作 dà zuò your work (book, musical composition etc) (honorific) / to erupt / to begin abruptly syn 宝典 寶典 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) syn 八卦 bā guà the eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1] / gossip / gossipy 著作 zhù zuò to write / literary work / book / article / writings / CL:部[bu4] syn 预约 預約 yù yuē booking / reservation / to book / to make an appointment syn 新书 新書 xīn shū new book 一览 一覽 yī lǎn at a glance / (in book titles) overview syn 开本 開本 kāi běn book format, similar to in-4°, in-8° etc (a 16-kai format 16開|16开[shi2liu4-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) syn 秘籍 mì jí rare book / cheat code (video games) syn 通讯录 通訊錄 tōng xùn lù address book / directory 书页 書頁 shū yè page of a book 书本 書本 shū běn book (chiefly used to refer to a plurality of books or books in general) syn 精装 精裝 jīng zhuāng hardcover (book) / elaborately packaged / opposite: 簡裝|简装[jian3 zhuang1] 语录 語錄 yǔ lù quotation (from a book or existing source) syn 留言簿 liú yán bù visitor's book / CL:本[ben3] 装帧 裝幀 zhuāng zhēn binding and layout (of a book etc) 订票 訂票 dìng piào to book tickets / to issue tickets 秘笈 mì jí secret book or collection of books 转折 轉折 zhuǎn zhé shift in the trend of events / turnaround / plot shift in a book / turn in the conversation syn 版次 bǎn cì edition (of a book etc) / edition number 导读 導讀 dǎo dú guide (e.g. book or other printed material) 日记本 日記本 rì jì běn diary (book) 备忘录 備忘錄 bèi wàng lù memorandum / aide-memoire / memorandum book 副标题 副標題 fù biāo tí subtitle (of a book etc) / subheading syn 卷轴 卷軸 juàn zhóu scroll (book or painting) 宝库 寶庫 bǎo kù treasure-house / treasury / treasure-trove (often fig., book of treasured wisdom) syn 周易 zhōu yì another name for Book of Changes (I Ching) 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1] 参考书 參考書 cān kǎo shū reference book 文库 文庫 wén kù collection of documents / library / book series / sequence of data, esp. genome syn 翻阅 翻閱 fān yuè to thumb through / to flip through (a book) syn 封套 fēng tào envelope / wrapper / (book) jacket / (record) sleeve syn 哈利波特 hā lì bō tè Harry Potter (children's book character) 读本 讀本 dú běn reader / an instructional book syn 天书 天書 tiān shū imperial edict / heavenly book (superstition) / obscure or illegible writing / double dutch 本子 běn zi book / notebook / Japanese-style self-published comic (esp. an erotic one), aka "dōjinshi" / CL:本[ben3] / edition syn 电子图书 電子圖書 diàn zǐ tú shū e-book 白皮书 白皮書 bái pí shū white paper (e.g. containing proposals for new legislation) / white book 蜘蛛侠 蜘蛛俠 zhī zhū xiá Spider-Man, comic book superhero 未雨绸缪 未雨綢繆 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 syn 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 syn 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 分册 分冊 fēn cè fascicle / volume (of a book) 本草 běn cǎo a book on Chinese (herbal) medicine / Chinese materia medica 袖珍 xiù zhēn pocket-sized / pocket (book etc) syn 工具书 工具書 gōng jù shū reference book (such as dictionary, almanac, gazetteer etc) 易经 易經 yì jīng The Book of Changes ("I Ching") 诗经 詩經 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 詩篇 shī piān a poem / a composition in verse / fig. epic (compared with historical epic) / the biblical Book of Psalms syn 畅销书 暢銷書 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 正本 zhèng běn original (of a document) / reserved copy (of a library book) syn 史书 史書 shǐ shū history book syn 箴言 zhēn yán admonition / exhortation / dictum / the biblical Book of Proverbs syn 研读 研讀 yán dú to study attentively (a book) / to delve into 