条子 條子 tiáo zi short note / slip of paper / stripe / (slang) cop / (old) prostitute syn 纸条 紙條 zhǐ tiáo slip of paper 摔倒 shuāi dǎo to fall down / to slip and fall / to throw sb to the ground syn 溜走 liū zǒu to slip away / to leave secretly syn 放过 放過 fàng guò to let off / to let slip by / to let sb get away with sth 漏掉 lòu diào to miss / to leave out / to omit / to be omitted / to be missing / to slip through / to leak out / to seep away syn 差错 差錯 chā cuò mistake / slip-up / fault / error / accident / mishap syn 跑车 跑車 pǎo chē racing bicycle / racing car / sports car / to drive a vehicle (such as a truck or taxi) for a living / (of a conductor or attendant) to work on a train / (mining) (of a cable-car) to slip away (in an accident) syn 失手 shī shǒu a slip / miscalculation / unwise move / accidentally / by mistake / to lose control / to be defeated syn 提防 dī fáng to guard against / to be vigilant / watch you don't (slip) / also pr. [ti2 fang2] syn 保单 保單 bǎo dān guarantee slip syn 脱口而出 脫口而出 tuō kǒu ér chū (idiom) to blurt out / to let slip (an indiscreet remark) 失足 shī zú to lose one's footing / to slip / to take a wrong step in life syn 纰漏 紕漏 pī lòu careless mistake / slip-up syn 口误 口誤 kǒu wù to misspeak / to get one's words mixed up / a slip of the tongue 书评 書評 shū píng book review / book notice 失之交臂 shī zhī jiāo bì to miss narrowly / to let a great opportunity slip syn 旧书 舊書 jiù shū second-hand book / old book / ancient book syn 疏漏 shū lòu to slip up / to overlook by negligence / careless omission / oversight syn 打滑 dǎ huá to skid / to slip / to slide 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 失言 shī yán slip of the tongue / indiscretion / to blurt out a secret syn 夹带 夾帶 jiā dài to carry within it / to be mixed in / to slip sth in / to intersperse / (hydrology etc) to entrain / to smuggle / notes smuggled into an exam 古书 古書 gǔ shū ancient book / old book syn 笔误 筆誤 bǐ wù a slip of a pen / CL:處|处[chu4] syn 蹉跎 cuō tuó (literary) to slip / (of looks etc) to fade away / (of time) to slip away / to squander (time, opportunities) / to dillydally syn 失察 shī chá to fail in observing or supervising / to miss / to let sth slip through 开卷 開卷 kāi juàn to open a book / open-book (exam) syn 竹签 竹簽 zhú qiān bamboo skewer / bamboo slip used in divination or gambling 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 防滑 fáng huá antiskid / slip resistant 穿帮 穿幫 chuān bāng (TV or movie) blooper / continuity error / (theater) to flub one's lines / unintended exposure of a body part / to be exposed (of a scheme or trick) / to reveal sth one intended to conceal through a slip of the tongue / to blow one's cover 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] 开溜 開溜 kāi liū to leave in stealth / to slip away 滑出 huá chū to slip out 成书 成書 chéng shū to finish (writing a book) / to appear in book form / a book already in circulation 下药 下藥 xià yào to prescribe medicine / to poison / to slip a drug (into sb's drink etc) syn 滑倒 huá dǎo to slip (lose one's footing) 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 荏苒 rěn rǎn (literary) (of time) to slip away syn 白文 bái wén the text of an annotated book / an unannotated edition of a book / intagliated characters (on a seal) syn 滑移 huá yí to slip / to drift 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 错 錯 cuò mistake / wrong / bad / interlocking / complex / to grind / to polish / to alternate / to stagger / to miss / to let slip / to evade / to inlay with gold or silver syn 滑 huá to slip / to slide / slippery / smooth / sly / slippery / not to be trusted syn 溜 liū to slip away / to escape in stealth / to skate syn 簿 bù a book / a register / account-book syn 褪 tùn to slip out of sth / to hide sth in one's sleeve syn 蒙混过关 矇混過關 méng hùn guò guān to get away with it / to slip through / to bluff one's way out / Taiwan pr. [meng1 hun4 guo4 guan1] 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] 活结 活結 huó jié a slip-knot / a noose syn 蹉 cuō to error / to slip / to miss / to err 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 失口 shī kǒu slip of the tongue / indiscretion / to blurt out a secret syn 汉简 漢簡 hàn jiǎn bamboo slip used for record keeping during the Han Dynasty syn 出溜 chū liu to slip / to slide syn 跶 躂 dā to stumble / to slip / variant of 達|达[da2] 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 