"counterfoil book" Chinese-English Dictionary

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
存根簿		counterfoil book

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
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
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
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])
周易	zhōu yì	another name for Book of Changes (I Ching) 易經\|易经[Yi4 jing1]
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

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"counterfoil book" Chinese-English Dictionary

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