签名 簽名 qiān míng to sign (one's name with a pen etc) / to autograph / signature syn 书评 書評 shū píng book review / book notice 旧书 舊書 jiù shū second-hand book / old book / ancient book syn 读后感 讀後感 dú hòu gǎn impression of a book / opinion expressed in a book review 全书 全書 quán shū entire book / unabridged book 古书 古書 gǔ shū ancient book / old book syn 题名 題名 tí míng autograph / to sign one's name syn 题字 題字 tí zì to write an inscription (poem, remark, autograph etc) / an inscription 开卷 開卷 kāi juàn to open a book / open-book (exam) syn 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 书皮 書皮 shū pí book cover / book jacket syn 电子书 電子書 diàn zi shū electronic book / e-book / e-book reader 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] 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] 善本 shàn běn old book / good book / reliable book / rare book 白文 bái wén the text of an annotated book / an unannotated edition of a book / intagliated characters (on a seal) syn 伪书 偽書 wěi shū forged book / book of dubious authenticity / misattributed book / Apocrypha 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] 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 开 開 kāi to open (transitive or intransitive) / (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start / to turn on / to put in operation / to operate / to run / to boil / to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc) / (directional complement) away / off / carat (gold) / abbr. for Kelvin, 開爾文|开尔文[Kai1er3wen2] / abbr. for 開本|开本[kai1ben3], book format syn 定 dìng to fix / to set / to make definite / to subscribe to (a newspaper etc) / to book (tickets etc) / to order (goods etc) / to congeal / to coagulate / (literary) definitely syn 书 書 shū book / letter / document / CL:本[ben3],冊|册[ce4],部[bu4] / to write syn 好看 hǎo kàn good-looking / nice-looking / (of a movie, book, TV show etc) good / in an embarrassing situation syn 经 經 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] syn 预约 預約 yù yuē booking / reservation / to book / to make an appointment syn 读书 讀書 dú shū to read a book / to study / to attend school syn 八卦 bā guà the eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1] / gossip / gossipy 片段 piàn duàn fragment (of speech etc) / extract (from book etc) / episode (of story etc) syn 预订 預訂 yù dìng to place an order / to book ahead syn 备忘录 備忘錄 bèi wàng lù memorandum / aide-memoire / memorandum book 照办 照辦 zhào bàn to follow the rules / to do as instructed / to play by the book / to comply with a request 本子 běn zi book / notebook / Japanese-style self-published comic (esp. an erotic one), aka "dōjinshi" / CL:本[ben3] / edition syn 新书 新書 xīn shū new book 书名 書名 shū míng name of a book / reputation as calligrapher 书本 書本 shū běn book (chiefly used to refer to a plurality of books or books in general) syn 著作 zhù zuò to write / literary work / book / article / writings / CL:部[bu4] 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 畅销书 暢銷書 chàng xiāo shū best-seller / best-selling book / blockbuster 哈利波特 hā lì bō tè Harry Potter (children's book character) 大作 dà zuò your work (book, musical composition etc) (honorific) / to erupt / to begin abruptly syn 卷轴 卷軸 juàn zhóu scroll (book or painting) 转折 轉折 zhuǎn zhé shift in the trend of events / turnaround / plot shift in a book / turn in the conversation 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 大雅 dà yǎ one of the three main divisions of the Book of Songs 詩經|诗经 syn 宝典 寶典 bǎo diǎn canonical text / treasury (i.e. book of treasured wisdom) 日记本 日記本 rì jì běn diary (book) 宝库 寶庫 bǎo kù treasure-house / treasury / treasure-trove (often fig., book of treasured wisdom) syn 箴言 zhēn yán admonition / exhortation / dictum / the biblical Book of Proverbs syn 通讯录 通訊錄 tōng xùn lù address book / directory 册子 冊子 cè zi a book / a volume syn 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 老本 lǎo běn capital / assets / savings / nest egg / (fig.) reputation / laurels (to rest upon) / old edition of a book / (tree) trunk syn 书页 書頁 shū yè page of a book 翻阅 翻閱 fān yuè to thumb through / to flip through (a book) syn 袖珍 xiù zhēn pocket-sized / pocket (book etc) syn 秘籍 mì jí rare book / cheat code (video games) syn 诗篇 詩篇 shī piān a poem / a composition in verse / fig. epic (compared with historical epic) / the biblical Book of Psalms syn 教程 jiào chéng course of study (commonly used in book titles) syn 杀青 殺青 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) syn 语录 語錄 yǔ lù quotation (from a book or existing source) syn 天书 天書 tiān shū imperial edict / heavenly book (superstition) / obscure or illegible writing / double dutch 春秋 chūn qiū spring and autumn / four seasons / year / a person's age / annals (used in book titles) syn 记事簿 記事簿 jì shì bù a memo book (recording events) 参考书 參考書 cān kǎo shū reference book 小雅 xiǎo yǎ one of the three main divisions of the Book of Songs 詩經|诗经 研读 研讀 yán dú to study attentively (a book) / to delve into 涉猎 涉獵 shè liè to skim (through a book) / to read cursorily / to dip into syn 封底 fēng dǐ the back cover of a book 书稿 書稿 shū gǎo manuscript of a book syn 煞笔 煞筆 shā bǐ to stop one's pen / to break off writing / final remarks (at the end of a book or article) syn 精装 精裝 jīng zhuāng hardcover (book) / elaborately packaged / opposite: 簡裝|简装[jian3 zhuang1] 史书 史書 shǐ shū history book syn 账簿 賬簿 zhàng bù an account book / a ledger 禁书 禁書 jìn shū banned book 正文 zhèng wén main text (as opposed to footnotes) / main body (of a book) syn 留言簿 liú yán bù visitor's book / CL:本[ben3] 易经 易經 yì jīng The Book of Changes ("I Ching") 节选 節選 jié xuǎn excerpt / selection (from a book) / to select / to choose an extract 副标题 副標題 fù biāo tí subtitle (of a book etc) / subheading syn 白皮书 白皮書 bái pí shū white paper (e.g. containing proposals for new legislation) / white book 医书 醫書 yī shū medical book 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 导读 導讀 dǎo dú guide (e.g. book or other printed material) 读本 讀本 dú běn reader / an instructional book syn 著书 著書 zhù shū to write a book syn 黄书 黃書 huáng shū pornographic book 正本 zhèng běn original (of a document) / reserved copy (of a library book) syn 阿拉丁 ā lā dīng Aladdin, character in one of the tales in the The Book of One Thousand and One Nights 国书 國書 guó shū credentials (of a diplomat) / documents exchanged between nations / national or dynastic history book 手抄本 shǒu chāo běn manuscript copy of a book (before the printing press) 装帧 裝幀 zhuāng zhēn binding and layout (of a book etc) 文库 文庫 wén kù collection of documents / library / book series / sequence of data, esp. genome syn 建档 建檔 jiàn dàng book building 类书 類書 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) 稿本 gǎo běn manuscript (of a book etc) / sketch (of a design etc) syn 一览 一覽 yī lǎn at a glance / (in book titles) overview syn 