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Traditional Pīnyīn		English Definition	Simplified HSK
回 huí	回 \| 回* \| *回	to circle / to go back / to turn around / to answer / to return / to revolve / Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) / time / classifier for acts of a play / section or chapter (of a classic book)	HSK 1


卷 juàn	卷 \| 卷* \| *卷	scroll / book / volume / chapter / examination paper / classifier for books, paintings: volume, scroll	HSK 4


冊 cè	冊 \| 冊* \| *冊	book / booklet / classifier for books	册 HSK 5


好看 hǎokàn	好看 \| 好看* \| *好看	good-looking; nice-looking / (of a movie, book, TV show etc) good / in an embarrassing situation	HSK 1


書 shū	書 \| 書* \| *書	book / letter / document / CL: 本, 冊｜册, 部 / to write	书 HSK 1


讀書 dúshū	讀書 \| 讀書* \| *讀書	to read a book / to study / to attend school	读书 HSK 1


經 jīng	經 \| 經* \| *經	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	经 HSK 7-9


定 dìng	定 \| 定* \| *定	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	HSK 4


本子 běnzi	本子 \| 本子* \| *本子	book / notebook / Japanese-style self-published comic (esp. an erotic one), aka "dōjinshi" / CL: 本 / edition	HSK 1


專題 zhuāntí	專題 \| 專題* \| *專題	specific topic (addressed by a book, lecture, TV program etc) / article, report or program etc on a specific topic	专题 HSK 3


開 kāi	開 \| 開* \| *開	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 / abbr. for 開本｜开本, book format	开 HSK 1


著作 zhùzuò	著作 \| 著作* \| *著作	to write / literary work / book / article / writings / CL: 部	HSK 4


折 zhé	折 \| 折* \| *折	to break / to fracture / to snap / to suffer loss / to bend / to twist / to turn / to change direction / convinced / to convert into (currency) / discount / rebate / tenth (in price) / classifier for theatrical scenes / to fold / accounts book	HSK 4


說明書 shuōmíngshū	說明書 \| 說明書* \| *說明書	(technical) manual / (book of) directions / synopsis (of a play or film) / specification (patent) / CL: 本	说明书 HSK 6


寶庫 bǎokù	寶庫 \| 寶庫* \| *寶庫	treasure-house / treasury / treasure-trove (often fig., book of treasured wisdom)	宝库 HSK 7-9


八卦 bāguà	八卦 \| 八卦* \| *八卦	the eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易經｜易经 / gossip / gossipy	HSK 7-9


損 sǔn	損 \| 損* \| *損	to decrease; to lose / to damage; to harm / (coll.) to ridicule; to deride / (coll.) caustic; sarcastic; nasty; mean / one of the 64 hexagrams of the Book of Changes: ䷨	损 HSK 7-9


老子 Lǎozǐ	老子 \| 老子* \| *老子	Laozi or Lao-tze (c. 500 BC), Chinese philosopher, the founder of Taoism / the sacred book of Daoism, 道德經｜道德经 by Laozi


預訂 yùdìng	預訂 \| 預訂* \| *預訂	to place an order / to book ahead	预订 HSK 4


預約 yùyuē	預約 \| 預約* \| *預約	booking / reservation / to book / to make an appointment	预约 HSK 6


片段 piànduàn	片段 \| 片段* \| *片段	fragment (of speech etc) / extract (from book etc) / episode (of story etc)	HSK 7-9


哈巴谷書 Hābāgǔshū	哈巴谷書 \| 哈巴谷書* \| *哈巴谷書	Book of Habakkuk	哈巴谷书


實體書 shítǐshū	實體書 \| 實體書* \| *實體書	physical book	实体书


金剛狼 Jīngāngláng	金剛狼 \| 金剛狼* \| *金剛狼	Wolverine, comic book superhero	金刚狼


何西阿書 Héxī'āshū	何西阿書 \| 何西阿書* \| *何西阿書	Book of Hosea	何西阿书


創世紀 Chuàngshìjì	創世紀 \| 創世紀* \| *創世紀	Genesis (first book of the Bible) / the Creation, an epic poem of the Naxi 納西｜纳西 ethnic group	创世纪


羝羊觸藩 dīyángchùfān	羝羊觸藩 \| 羝羊觸藩* \| *羝羊觸藩	lit. billy goat's horns caught in the fence (idiom from Book of Changes 易經｜易经); impossible to advance or to retreat / without any way out of a dilemma / trapped / in an impossible situation	羝羊触藩


約伯 Yuēbó	約伯 \| 約伯* \| *約伯	Job (name) / Book of Job in the Old Testament	约伯


一千零一夜 Yīqiān Líng Yī Yè	一千零一夜 \| 一千零一夜* \| *一千零一夜	The Book of One Thousand and One Nights


墳 fén	墳 \| 墳* \| *墳	grave / tomb / CL: 座 / embankment / mound / ancient book	坟 HSK 7-9


禁書 jìnshū	禁書 \| 禁書* \| *禁書	banned book	禁书


包夜 bāoyè	包夜 \| 包夜* \| *包夜	to book a service for overnight use (karaoke room, internet café etc) / (euphemistic) to hire a companion or escort for the night


恆 héng	恆 \| 恆* \| *恆	permanent / constant / fixed / usual / ordinary / rule (old) / one of the 64 hexagrams of the Book of Changes (䷟)	恒


備忘錄 bèiwànglù	備忘錄 \| 備忘錄* \| *備忘錄	memorandum / aide-memoire / memorandum book	备忘录


上善若水 shàngshànruòshuǐ	上善若水 \| 上善若水* \| *上善若水	the ideal is to be like water (which benefits all living things and does not struggle against them) (quotation from the "Book of Dao" 道德經｜道德经)


袖珍 xiùzhēn	袖珍 \| 袖珍* \| *袖珍	pocket-sized / pocket (book etc)	HSK 6


國語 Guóyǔ	國語 \| 國語* \| *國語	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	国语


本文 běnwén	本文 \| 本文* \| *本文	this text / article / the main body of a book


淫書 yínshū	淫書 \| 淫書* \| *淫書	obscene book / pornography	淫书


百家姓 Bǎijiāxìng	百家姓 \| 百家姓* \| *百家姓	The Book of Family Names, anonymous Song dynasty reading primer listing 438 surnames


五經 Wǔjīng	五經 \| 五經* \| *五經	the Five Classics of Confucianism, namely: the Book of Songs 詩經｜诗经, the Book of History 書經｜书经, the Classic of Rites 禮記｜礼记, the Book of Changes 易經｜易经, and the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋	五经


一覽 yīlǎn	一覽 \| 一覽* \| *一覽	at a glance / (in book titles) overview	一览


著 zhù	著 \| 著* \| *著	to make known / to show / to prove / to write / book / outstanding


卦 guà	卦 \| 卦* \| *卦	divinatory diagram / one of the eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易經｜易经 / one of the sixty-four divinatory hexagrams of the Book of Changes 易經｜易经


春秋 chūnqiū	春秋 \| 春秋* \| *春秋	spring and autumn / four seasons / year / a person's age / annals (used in book titles)


取件 qǔjiàn	取件 \| 取件* \| *取件	to pick up a pre-arranged item (e.g. package, document, ticket, reserved book) from a delivery point or collection location


轉折 zhuǎnzhé	轉折 \| 轉折* \| *轉折	shift in the trend of events / turnaround / plot shift in a book / turn in the conversation	转折 HSK 7-9


修訂本 xiūdìngběn	修訂本 \| 修訂本* \| *修訂本	revised edition (of a book)	修订本


詩篇 shīpiān	詩篇 \| 詩篇* \| *詩篇	a poem / a composition in verse / fig. epic (compared with historical epic) / the biblical Book of Psalms	诗篇


韓非子 Hán Fēizǐ	韓非子 \| 韓非子* \| *韓非子	another name for Han Fei 韓非｜韩非, Legalist philosopher (c. 280-233 BC) / Han Feizi, book of Legalist Philosophy authored by Han Fei 韓非｜韩非 during the Warring States Period (475-220 BC)	韩非子


簿子 bùzi	簿子 \| 簿子* \| *簿子	notebook / book


詩經 Shījīng	詩經 \| 詩經* \| *詩經	Shijing, the Book of Songs, early collection of Chinese poems and one of the Five Classics of Confucianism 五經｜五经	诗经


寶典 bǎodiǎn	寶典 \| 寶典* \| *寶典	canonical text / treasury (i.e. book of treasured wisdom)	宝典


忍者神龜 Rěnzhě Shénguī	忍者神龜 \| 忍者神龜* \| *忍者神龜	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, US comic book series, first appeared in 1984, also films, video games etc	忍者神龟


市淨率 shìjìnglǜ	市淨率 \| 市淨率* \| *市淨率	(finance) price-to-book ratio	市净率


聊齋志異 Liáozhāi Zhìyì	聊齋志異 \| 聊齋志異* \| *聊齋志異	Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio, Qing dynasty book of tales by 蒲松齡｜蒲松龄	聊斋志异


書本 shūběn	書本 \| 書本* \| *書本	book (chiefly used to refer to a plurality of books or books in general)	书本


創世記 Chuàngshìjì	創世記 \| 創世記* \| *創世記	Genesis (first book of the Bible)	创世记


箴言 zhēnyán	箴言 \| 箴言* \| *箴言	admonition / exhortation / dictum / the biblical Book of Proverbs


古書 gǔshū	古書 \| 古書* \| *古書	ancient book / old book	古书


詩書 Shī Shū	詩書 \| 詩書* \| *詩書	the Book of Songs 詩經｜诗经 and the Book of History 書經｜书经	诗书


超人 Chāorén	超人 \| 超人* \| *超人	Superman, comic book superhero


人不可貌相 rénbùkěmàoxiàng	人不可貌相 \| 人不可貌相* \| *人不可貌相	you can't judge a person by appearance (idiom) / you can't judge a book by its cover / often in combination 人不可貌相，海水不可斗量


兵書 bīngshū	兵書 \| 兵書* \| *兵書	a book on the art of war	兵书


參考書 cānkǎoshū	參考書 \| 參考書* \| *參考書	reference book	参考书


開卷有益 kāijuànyǒuyì	開卷有益 \| 開卷有益* \| *開卷有益	lit. opening a book is profitable (idiom); the benefits of education	开卷有益


紅寶書 Hóngbǎoshū	紅寶書 \| 紅寶書* \| *紅寶書	the "Little Red Book" of selected writings of Mao Zedong (refers to 毛主席語錄｜毛主席语录)	红宝书


阿拉丁 Ālādīng	阿拉丁 \| 阿拉丁* \| *阿拉丁	Aladdin, character in one of the tales in the The Book of One Thousand and One Nights


傳道書 Chuándào Shū	傳道書 \| 傳道書* \| *傳道書	Ecclesiastes (biblical book of sermons)	传道书


印本 yìnběn	印本 \| 印本* \| *印本	printed book; printed copy


專車 zhuānchē	專車 \| 專車* \| *專車	special (or reserved) train (or bus etc) / limousine / private car used as a taxi and booked via a smartphone app	专车


殺青 shāqīng	殺青 \| 殺青* \| *殺青	to put the last hand to (a book, a film etc) / to finalize / to kill-green (a step in the processing of tea leaves)	杀青


能屈能伸 néngqūnéngshēn	能屈能伸 \| 能屈能伸* \| *能屈能伸	can bow and submit, or can stand tall (idiom, from Book of Changes); ready to give and take / flexible


開卷 kāijuàn	開卷 \| 開卷* \| *開卷	to open a book / open-book (exam)	开卷


手不釋卷 shǒubùshìjuàn	手不釋卷 \| 手不釋卷* \| *手不釋卷	lit. always with a book in hand (idiom) / fig. (of a student or scholar) diligent and hardworking	手不释卷


日本書紀 Rìběnshūjì	日本書紀 \| 日本書紀* \| *日本書紀	Nihonshoki or Chronicles of Japan (c. 720) book of mythology and history	日本书纪


書脊 shūjǐ	書脊 \| 書脊* \| *書脊	spine of a book	书脊


全書 quánshū	全書 \| 全書* \| *全書	entire book; unabridged book	全书


訂位 dìngwèi	訂位 \| 訂位* \| *訂位	to reserve a seat / to book a table / reservation	订位


鼎 dǐng	鼎 \| 鼎* \| *鼎	ancient cooking cauldron with two looped handles and three or four legs / pot (dialect) / to enter upon a period of (classical) / Kangxi radical 206 / one of the 64 hexagrams of the Book of Changes


切口 qiēkǒu	切口 \| 切口* \| *切口	incision / notch / slit / gash / margin of a page / trimmed edge (of a page in a book)


利未記 Lìwèijì	利未記 \| 利未記* \| *利未記	Book of Leviticus / Third Book of Moses	利未记


袖珍本 xiùzhēnběn	袖珍本 \| 袖珍本* \| *袖珍本	pocket book / paperback


足本 zúběn	足本 \| 足本* \| *足本	unabridged / complete book


黃書 huángshū	黃書 \| 黃書* \| *黃書	pornographic book	黄书


伐柯 fákē	伐柯 \| 伐柯* \| *伐柯	(cf Book of Songs) How to fashion an ax handle? You need an ax / fig. to follow a principle / fig. to act as matchmaker


出埃及記 Chū'āijíjì	出埃及記 \| 出埃及記* \| *出埃及記	Book of Exodus / Second Book of Moses	出埃及记


增訂 zēngdìng	增訂 \| 增訂* \| *增訂	to revise and enlarge (a book) / to augment a purchase order	增订


平裝本 píngzhuāngběn	平裝本 \| 平裝本* \| *平裝本	paperback (book)	平装本


秘籍 mìjí	秘籍 \| 秘籍* \| *秘籍	rare book / cheat code (video games)


簽售會 qiānshòuhuì	簽售會 \| 簽售會* \| *簽售會	(publishing industry) book signing event; (music industry) fansign event	签售会


紀念冊 jìniàncè	紀念冊 \| 紀念冊* \| *紀念冊	commemorative album; autograph book; (graduation) yearbook	纪念册


翻閱 fānyuè	翻閱 \| 翻閱* \| *翻閱	to thumb through / to flip through (a book)	翻阅


滿座 mǎnzuò	滿座 \| 滿座* \| *滿座	fully booked / every seat taken	满座


點名冊 diǎnmíngcè	點名冊 \| 點名冊* \| *點名冊	register of names / attendance roll book	点名册


尚書 Shàngshū	尚書 \| 尚書* \| *尚書	same as 書經｜书经 Book of History	尚书


排滿 páimǎn	排滿 \| 排滿* \| *排滿	to be filled with (things arranged in rows) / (of a schedule) to be packed; to be fully booked	排满


本本主義 běnběnzhǔyì	本本主義 \| 本本主義* \| *本本主義	book worship / bookishness	本本主义


殘卷 cánjuàn	殘卷 \| 殘卷* \| *殘卷	surviving section of a classic work / remaining chapters (while reading a book)	残卷


羊觸藩籬 yángchùfānlí	羊觸藩籬 \| 羊觸藩籬* \| *羊觸藩籬	lit. billy goat's horns caught in the fence (idiom from Book of Changes 易經｜易经); impossible to advance or to retreat / without any way out of a dilemma / trapped / in an impossible situation	羊触藩篱

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