书 書 shū book / letter / document / CL:本[ben3],冊|册[ce4],部[bu4] / to write syn 文件 wén jiàn document / file / CL:份[fen4] syn 发送 發送 fā sòng to transmit / to dispatch / to issue (an official document or credential) syn 原始 yuán shǐ first / original / primitive / original (document etc) syn 回合 huí hé one of a sequence of contests (or subdivisions of a contest) between the same two opponents / round (boxing etc) / rally (tennis etc) / frame (billiards etc) / inning / (tennis, soccer etc) rubber or leg / round (of negotiations) syn 证件 證件 zhèng jiàn certificate / papers / credentials / document / ID syn 上网 上網 shàng wǎng to go online / to connect to the Internet / (of a document etc) to be uploaded to the Internet / (tennis, volleyball etc) to move in close to the net 文书 文書 wén shū document / official correspondence / secretary / secretariat syn 复印 複印 fù yìn to photocopy / to duplicate a document 查询 查詢 chá xún to check / to inquire / to consult (a document etc) / inquiry / query syn 团团转 團團轉 tuán tuán zhuàn to go round and round / running around in circles / fig. frantically busy syn 文档 文檔 wén dàng (computer) file / document / documentation 稿子 gǎo zi draft of a document / script / manuscript / mental plan / precedent syn 签发 簽發 qiān fā to issue (a document) / to sign and issue officially 原件 yuán jiàn the original / original document / master copy 归案 歸案 guī àn to bring to justice / to file away (a document) 附件 fù jiàn appendix (in a document) / enclosure (accompanying a document) / (email) attachment / accessory (for a car, computer etc) / (anatomy) adnexa syn 参照 參照 cān zhào to consult a reference / to refer to (another document) syn 公文 gōng wén official document syn 保险单 保險單 bǎo xiǎn dān insurance policy (document) 条文 條文 tiáo wén clause / explanatory section in a document syn 盖章 蓋章 gài zhāng to affix a seal / to stamp (a document) / to sign off on sth syn 字样 字樣 zì yàng model or template character / written slogan or phrase / mention (e.g. "air mail" 航空 on a letter, "first draft" 初稿 on a document etc) syn 上行 shàng xíng (of trains) up (i.e. towards the capital) / (of river boats) to go against the current / to submit (a document) to higher authorities syn 繁文缛节 繁文縟節 fán wén rù jié convoluted and overelaborate (document) / unnecessarily elaborate writing / mumbo-jumbo syn 条目 條目 tiáo mù clauses and sub-clauses (in formal document) / entry (in a dictionary, encyclopedia etc) syn 下行 xià xíng (of trains) down (i.e. away from the capital) / (of river boats) to travel downstream / to issue (a document) to lower bureaucratic levels / (of writing on the page) vertical, proceeding from top to bottom syn 翻动 翻動 fān dòng to flip over / to turn (a page) / to scroll (an electronic document) / to stir (food in a pot etc) / to move things about / to rummage syn 出具 chū jù to issue (document, certificate etc) / to provide syn 无记名 無記名 wú jì míng (of a document) not bearing a name / unregistered (financial securities etc) / bearer (bond) / secret (ballot etc) / anonymous / unattributed (remarks) / (of a check) payable to the bearer 要件 yào jiàn key document / important condition / criterion / requirement / requisite / cornerstone 开具 開具 kāi jù to draw up (a document) 修改稿 xiū gǎi gǎo revised draft / new version (of a document) 白条 白條 bái tiáo IOU / informal document acknowledging a debt 调阅 調閱 diào yuè to access (a document) / to consult 照准 照準 zhào zhǔn request granted (formal usage in old document) / to aim (gun) syn 正本 zhèng běn original (of a document) / reserved copy (of a library book) syn 基本法 jī běn fǎ basic law (constitutional document) 倡议书 倡議書 chàng yì shū written proposal / document outlining an initiative 表单 表單 biǎo dān form (document) 留空 liú kòng to leave blank space in a document / to leave some time free 文号 文號 wén hào document identifier code (typically including an abbreviation for the name of the issuing organization, the date and a serial number) 看错 看錯 kàn cuò to misinterpret what one sees or reads / to misjudge (sb) / to mistake (sb for sb else) / to misread (a document) 文件管理 wén jiàn guǎn lǐ document management 标书 標書 biāo shū bid or tender submission or delivery / bid or tender document 证明文件 證明文件 zhèng míng wén jiàn identification document / documentary proof 内参 內參 nèi cān restricted document, available only to certain individuals such as high-ranking Party officials (abbr. for 內部參考|内部参考) / (literary) palace eunuch syn 批件 pī jiàn approved document / document with written instructions 四舍五入 四捨五入 sì shě wǔ rù (math.) to round up or down / to round off 红头文件 紅頭文件 hóng tóu wén jiàn red-letterhead document, an official document with the name of the issuing government agency printed in red at the top, circulated to relevant bodies 加封 jiā fēng to seal up (a door with a paper seal, or a document) / to confer an additional title on a nobleman 正误 正誤 zhèng wù true or false? / correct or incorrect / to correct errors (in a document) syn 画稿 畫稿 huà gǎo rough sketch (of a painting) / (of an official) to approve a document by signing it 盖印 蓋印 gài yìn to affix a seal / to stamp (a document) 轮 輪 lún wheel / disk / ring / steamship / to take turns / to rotate / classifier for big round objects: disk, or recurring events: round, turn syn 草 cǎo grass / straw / manuscript / draft (of a document) / careless / rough / CL:棵[ke1],撮[zuo3],株[zhu1],根[gen1] syn 粒 lì grain / granule / pellet / particle / classifier for small round objects (peas, bullets, peanuts, pills, grains etc) / (Tw) classifier for larger round objects (watermelon etc) syn 札 zhá thin piece of wood used a writing tablet (in ancient China) / a kind of official document (in former times) / letter / note / plague syn 摺 zhé document folded in accordion form / to fold 校阅 校閱 jiào yuè to check through (a document) / to proofread / to review (troops) syn 箓 籙 lù record book / archive / Taoist written charm / document of prophecy attesting to dynastic fortunes 牒 dié (official) document / dispatch 簋 guǐ ancient bronze food vessel with a round mouth and two or four handles / round basket of bamboo 来 來 lái to come / (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) / hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來|回来[hui2lai5]) / ever since (as in 自古以來|自古以来[zi4gu3 yi3lai2]) / for the past (amount of time) / (prefix) the coming ... / the next ... (as in 來世|来世[lai2shi4]) / (between two verbs) in order to / (after a round number) approximately / (used after 得[de2] to indicate possibility, as in 談得來|谈得来[tan2de5lai2], or after 不[bu4] to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來|吃不来[chi1bu5lai2]) syn 回头 回頭 huí tóu to turn round / to turn one's head / later / by and by syn 转身 轉身 zhuǎn shēn (of a person) to turn round / to face about / (of a widow) to remarry (archaic) syn 海选 海選 hǎi xuǎn (in elections for village committees in the PRC since the 1990s) unrestricted nomination, a type of election where 1. everyone in the community is eligible to nominate somebody 2. voting is done by writing the name of one's nominee on the ballot, and 3. one's nominee can be anyone in the community (Nominees who receive the highest number of votes may be thereby elected or, more often, presented as the candidates in a further round of voting.) / (in other contexts) selection of the best contender in a process open to all comers / (in the entertainment industry) open audition 掉头 掉頭 diào tóu to turn one's head / to turn round / to turn about syn 来回 來回 lái huí to make a round trip / return journey / back and forth / to and fro / repeatedly syn 全能 quán néng omnipotent / all-round / strong in every area syn 圆形 圓形 yuán xíng round / circular syn 拐弯抹角 拐彎抹角 guǎi wān mò jiǎo lit. going round the curves and skirting the corners (idiom) / fig. to speak in a roundabout way / to equivocate / to beat about the bush syn 口舌 kǒu shé dispute or misunderstanding caused by gossip / to talk sb round syn 往返 wǎng fǎn to go back and forth / to go to and fro / to do a round trip syn 入围 入圍 rù wéi to get past the qualifying round / to make it to the finals 拐弯 拐彎 guǎi wān to go round a curve / to turn a corner / fig. a new direction syn 成全 chéng quán to help sb accomplish his aim / to help sb succeed / to complete / to make whole / to round off syn 圆桌 圓桌 yuán zhuō round table syn 开导 開導 kāi dǎo to talk sb round / to straighten sth out / to enlighten syn 终场 終場 zhōng chǎng end (of a performance or sports match) / last round of testing in the imperial examinations syn 常年 cháng nián all year round / for years on end / average year syn 整数 整數 zhěng shù whole number / integer (math.) / round figure syn 出线 出線 chū xiàn (sports) to go out of bounds / to go over the line / to qualify for the next round of competition / (Tw) (fig.) to make the grade / to achieve success 扫尾 掃尾 sǎo wěi to complete the last stage of work / to round off syn 一年到头 一年到頭 yī nián dào tóu all year round syn 长年 長年 cháng nián all the year round syn 一年四季 yī nián sì jì all year round syn 圆润 圓潤 yuán rùn mellow and full / suave / smooth and round / rich (in voice) syn 浑圆 渾圓 hún yuán perfectly round / (fig.) accommodating / considerate / smooth (way of doing things) syn 不胫而走 不脛而走 bù jìng ér zǒu to get round fast / to spread like wildfire syn 复试 復試 fù shì to sit for the second round of a two-stage exam 滚圆 滾圓 gǔn yuán as round as a ball syn 科考 kē kǎo preliminary round of imperial examinations / abbr. for 科學考察|科学考察[ke1 xue2 kao3 cha2], scientific exploration 圆桌会议 圓桌會議 yuán zhuō huì yì round table conference 首轮 首輪 shǒu lún first round (of a competition etc) syn 铜钱 銅錢 tóng qián copper coin (round with a square hole in the middle, used in former times in China) syn 循环赛 循環賽 xún huán sài round-robin tournament 大关 大關 dà guān strategic pass / barrier or mark (i.e. a level considered impressive, usually a round figure such as 10,000) / instrument of torture used to break limbs 滴溜溜 dī liū liū whirling / spinning around and around / round and plump (e.g. of fruit) 