"picture book" Chinese-English Dictionary

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
绘本繪本	huì běn	picture book

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
照片	zhào piàn	photograph / picture / CL:張\|张[zhang1],套[tao4],幅[fu2]	syn
相	xiàng	appearance / portrait / picture / government minister / (physics) phase / (literary) to appraise (esp. by scrutinizing physical features) / to read sb's fortune (by physiognomy, palmistry etc)	syn
拍摄拍攝	pāi shè	to take (a picture) / to shoot (a film)	syn
拍照	pāi zhào	to take a picture	syn
影	yǐng	picture / image / film / movie / photograph / reflection / shadow / trace	syn
画面畫面	huà miàn	scene / tableau / picture / image / screen (displayed by a computer) / (motion picture) frame / field of view	syn
图像圖像	tú xiàng	image / picture / graphic
图片圖片	tú piàn	picture / photograph / CL:張\|张[zhang1]	syn
影片	yǐng piàn	a copy of a film / film / motion picture / movie / (Tw) video / video clip / CL:部[bu4]	syn
大局	dà jú	overall situation / the big picture	syn
偷拍	tōu pāi	to take a picture of a person without permission or without their knowledge
头像頭像	tóu xiàng	portrait / bust / (computing) profile picture / avatar
图画圖畫	tú huà	drawing / picture	syn
装潢裝潢	zhuāng huáng	to mount (a picture) / to dress / to adorn / decoration / packaging	syn
声带聲帶	shēng dài	vocal cords / vocal folds / (motion picture) soundtrack	syn
画作畫作	huà zuò	painting / picture
大体大體	dà tǐ	in general / more or less / in rough terms / basically / on the whole / overall situation / the big picture / cadaver for dissection in training medical students	syn
图形圖形	tú xíng	picture / figure / diagram / graph / depiction / graphical	syn
上色	shàng shǎi	to color (a picture etc) / to dye (fabric etc) / to stain (furniture etc)	syn
画册畫冊	huà cè	picture album
书评書評	shū píng	book review / book notice
画框畫框	huà kuàng	picture frame
旧书舊書	jiù shū	second-hand book / old book / ancient book	syn
画图畫圖	huà tú	to draw designs, maps etc / picture (e.g. of life in the city)	syn
镜框鏡框	jìng kuàng	picture frame / spectacle frame
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
遗容遺容	yí róng	the looks of the deceased (esp. in the context of paying one's respects) / picture of the deceased	syn
画卷畫卷	huà juǎn	picture scroll
古书古書	gǔ shū	ancient book / old book	syn
贴画貼畫	tiē huà	pinup picture / poster
全貌	quán mào	complete picture / full view
画幅畫幅	huà fú	painting / picture / dimension of a painting
顾全大局顧全大局	gù quán dà jú	to take the big picture into consideration (idiom) / to work for the benefits of all
象形	xiàng xíng	pictogram / one of the Six Methods 六書\|六书 of forming Chinese characters / Chinese character derived from a picture / sometimes called hieroglyph
童趣	tóng qù	qualities that delight children (e.g. bold colors in a picture, anthropomorphized characters in a TV show, the physical challenge of playground equipment)	syn
失实失實	shī shí	to give a false picture of the situation	syn
图景圖景	tú jǐng	landscape (in a picture) / (fig.) landscape (i.e. general situation) / view of the situation / mental picture	syn
显像管顯像管	xiǎn xiàng guǎn	CRT used in TV or computer monitor / picture tube / kinescope
遗照遺照	yí zhào	picture of the deceased	syn
开卷開卷	kāi juàn	to open a book / open-book (exam)	syn
岩画巖畫	yán huà	rock painting / picture or writing carved on rocks
按图索骥按圖索驥	àn tú suǒ jì	lit. looking for a fine horse using only a picture (idiom) / fig. to do things along rigid, conventional lines / to try and find sth with the help of a clue	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
组图組圖	zǔ tú	picture / image / diagram / map
自拍	zì pāi	to take a picture or video of oneself / to take a selfie / selfie
电子书電子書	diàn zi shū	electronic book / e-book / e-book reader
原图原圖	yuán tú	original drawing, map or picture (as opposed to a copy or a modified version)
挂起掛起	guà qǐ	to hang up (a picture etc) / to hoist up (a flag) / (computing) to suspend (a process) / (of a system) to hang / pending (operation)
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]
年画年畫	nián huà	New Year (Spring Festival) picture
成书成書	chéng shū	to finish (writing a book) / to appear in book form / a book already in circulation
显像顯像	xiǎn xiàng	to form a picture / to develop a photo / to visualize
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]
春宫春宮	chūn gōng	Crown Prince's chambers / by extension, the Crown Prince / erotic picture	syn
小人书小人書	xiǎo rén shū	children's picture story book / CL:本[ben3]	syn
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
招贴画招貼畫	zhāo tiē huà	picture poster (for advertising or propaganda)	syn
画儿畫兒	huà r	picture / drawing / painting
艳照艷照	yàn zhào	nude picture
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
画畫	huà	to draw / to paint / picture / painting (CL:幅[fu2],張\|张[zhang1]) / to draw (a line) (variant of 劃\|划[hua4]) / stroke of a Chinese character (variant of 劃\|划[hua4]) / (calligraphy) horizontal stroke (variant of 劃\|划[hua4])	syn
图圖	tú	diagram / picture / drawing / chart / map / CL:張\|张[zhang1] / to plan / to scheme / to attempt / to pursue / to seek	syn
簿	bù	a book / a register / account-book	syn
帧幀	zhèng	frame / one of a pair (scrolls) / picture	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]
象形字	xiàng xíng zì	pictogram (one of the Six Methods 六書\|六书 of forming Chinese characters) / Chinese character derived from a picture / sometimes called hieroglyph
画饼充饥畫餅充飢	huà bǐng chōng jī	lit. to allay one's hunger using a picture of a cake / to feed on illusions (idiom)	syn
张挂張掛	zhāng guà	to hang up (a picture, banner, mosquito net etc)	syn
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
盲人摸象	máng rén mō xiàng	blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅槃經\|大般涅盘经[da4 ban1 Nie4 pan2 jing1]) / fig. unable to see the big picture / to mistake the part for the whole / unable to see the wood for the trees	syn
不识大体不識大體	bù shí dà tǐ	to fail to see the larger issue (idiom) / to fail to grasp the big picture	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

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"picture book" Chinese-English Dictionary

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