书评 書評 shū píng book review / book notice 高楼 高樓 gāo lóu high building / multistory building / skyscraper / CL:座[zuo4] syn 厂房 廠房 chǎng fáng a building used as a factory / factory (building) / CL:座[zuo4],棟|栋[dong4] 旧书 舊書 jiù shū second-hand book / old book / ancient book syn 教学楼 教學樓 jiào xué lóu school building / academic building 封顶 封頂 fēng dǐng to put a roof (on a building) / to cap the roof (finishing a building project) / fig. to put a ceiling (on spending, prize, ambition etc) / to top off / fig. to reach the highest point (of growth, profit, interest rates) / to stop growing (of plant bud or branch) 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 动土 動土 dòng tǔ to break ground (prior to building sth) / to start building syn 古书 古書 gǔ shū ancient book / old book syn 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] 屋架 wū jià a building / the frame of a building / roof beam / truss 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 进 進 jìn to go forward / to advance / to go in / to enter / to put in / to submit / to take in / to admit / (math.) base of a number system / classifier for sections in a building or residential compound 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 房子 fáng zi house / building (single- or two-story) / apartment / room / CL:棟|栋[dong4],幢[zhuang4],座[zuo4],套[tao4],間|间[jian1] syn 书 書 shū book / letter / document / CL:本[ben3],冊|册[ce4],部[bu4] / to write syn 公寓 gōng yù apartment building / block of flats (may be a public housing block or a condominium etc) (CL:套[tao4]) syn 好看 hǎo kàn good-looking / nice-looking / (of a movie, book, TV show etc) good / in an embarrassing situation syn 大楼 大樓 dà lóu building (a relatively large, multistory one) / CL:幢[zhuang4],座[zuo4] syn 建筑 建築 jiàn zhù to construct / building / CL:個|个[ge4] 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 地盘 地盤 dì pán domain / territory under one's control / foundation of a building / base of operations / crust of earth 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 大厦 大廈 dà shà (used in the names of grand buildings such as 百老匯大廈|百老汇大厦 Broadway Mansions (in Shanghai) or 帝國大廈|帝国大厦 Empire State Building etc) syn 房屋 fáng wū house / building / CL:所[suo3],套[tao4] syn 片段 piàn duàn fragment (of speech etc) / extract (from book etc) / episode (of story etc) syn 平台 平臺 píng tái platform / terrace / flat-roofed building syn 楼顶 樓頂 lóu dǐng top of a building 预订 預訂 yù dìng to place an order / to book ahead syn 建筑物 建築物 jiàn zhù wù building / structure / edifice 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 金字塔 jīn zì tǎ pyramid (building or structure) 单元 單元 dān yuán unit (forming an entity) / element / (in a residential building) entrance or staircase 倒塌 dǎo tā to collapse (of building) / to topple over syn 楼层 樓層 lóu céng floor / story (of a building) syn 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 顶层 頂層 dǐng céng top floor / the top of a building 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 混凝土 hùn níng tǔ concrete (building material) 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 地基 dì jī foundations (of a building) / base 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 塔楼 塔樓 tǎ lóu tower (of building) syn 公寓楼 公寓樓 gōng yù lóu apartment building / CL:座[zuo4] 楼房 樓房 lóu fáng a building of two or more stories / CL:棟|栋[dong4],幢[zhuang4],座[zuo4] syn 大雅 dà yǎ one of the three main divisions of the Book of Songs 詩經|诗经 syn 跳楼 跳樓 tiào lóu to jump from a building (to kill oneself) / fig. to sell at a large discount (in advertising) 修缮 修繕 xiū shàn to renovate / to repair (a building) 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) 办公楼 辦公樓 bàn gōng lóu office building / CL:座[zuo4],棟|栋[dong4] 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 坐落 zuò luò to be situated / to be located (of a building) syn 铁皮 鐵皮 tiě pí galvanized iron sheet (for building construction) syn 通讯录 通訊錄 tōng xùn lù address book / directory 册子 冊子 cè zi a book / a volume syn 积木 積木 jī mù toy building blocks 改建 gǎi jiàn to rebuild / to transform (a building) / to refurbish syn 动工 動工 dòng gōng to start (a building project) 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 供暖 gōng nuǎn to supply heating (in a building) / heating 秘籍 mì jí rare book / cheat code (video games) syn 校舍 xiào shè school building 诗篇 詩篇 shī piān a poem / a composition in verse / fig. epic (compared with historical epic) / the biblical Book of Psalms syn 建国 建國 jiàn guó to found a country / nation-building / the foundation of PRC by Mao Zedong in 1949 syn 拆迁 拆遷 chāi qiān to demolish a building and relocate the inhabitants syn 教程 jiào chéng course of study (commonly used in book titles) syn 建材 jiàn cái building materials 矗立 chù lì to tower / standing tall and upright (of large building) syn 