肮脏 骯髒 āng zāng dirty / filthy / despicable syn 龌龊 齷齪 wò chuò dirty / filthy / vile / despicable / (literary) narrow-minded / petty syn 污秽 污穢 wū huì (literary) dirty / filthy / (literary) dirt / filth syn 黑钱 黑錢 hēi qián dirty money 白眼 bái yǎn to give sb a dirty look / to cast a supercilious glance / a disdainful look syn 使坏 使壞 shǐ huài to play dirty tricks / to be up to mischief 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 黑幕 hēi mù hidden details / dirty tricks / dark secrets syn 污浊 污濁 wū zhuó dirty / muddy / foul (sewer) syn 粪土 糞土 fèn tǔ dirty soil / dung and dirt / (fig.) worthless thing syn 脏乱 髒亂 zāng luàn dirty and disordered / in a mess 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 蓬头垢面 蓬頭垢面 péng tóu gòu miàn messy hair and dirty face / bad appearance syn 混浊 混濁 hùn zhuó turbid / muddy / dirty 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 小动作 小動作 xiǎo dòng zuò bad habit (e.g. nose-picking) / petty maneuver / dirty trick / gamesmanship syn 弄脏 弄髒 nòng zāng to make dirty / to defile / to smear 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] 脏兮兮 髒兮兮 zāng xī xī dirty / filthy 成书 成書 chéng shū to finish (writing a book) / to appear in book form / a book already in circulation 借刀杀人 借刀殺人 jiè dāo shā rén to lend sb a knife to kill sb / to get sb else to do one's dirty work / to attack using the strength of another (idiom) syn 脏水 髒水 zāng shuǐ dirty water / sewage 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 好色之徒 hào sè zhī tú lecher / womanizer / dirty old man 脏污 髒污 zāng wū to dirty / to sully / to stain 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 脏 髒 zāng dirty / filthy / to get (sth) dirty syn 簿 bù a book / a register / account-book syn 污 wū dirty / filthy / foul / corrupt / to smear / to defile / dirt / filth syn 秽 穢 huì (bound form) dirty / filthy syn 鬼把戏 鬼把戲 guǐ bǎ xì sinister plot / dirty trick / cheap trick syn 乌七八糟 烏七八糟 wū qī bā zāo everything in disorder (idiom) / in a hideous mess / obscene / dirty / filthy 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] 龌 齷 wò dirty / small-minded 臭钱 臭錢 chòu qián dirty money 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 脏弹 髒彈 zāng dàn dirty bomb 荤笑话 葷笑話 hūn xiào huà dirty jokes / jokes of a visceral nature 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] 