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HSK
to read a book / to study / to attend school
HSK 1
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *书* | 书* | *书
book / letter / document / CL: , 冊|册, / to write
HSK 1
secretary
HSK 4
written notice
HSK 4
credentials / certificate
HSK 5
contract / protocol
HSK 5
books (in a library or bookstore) / CL: , 冊|册,
HSK 6
(technical) manual / (book of) directions / synopsis (of a play or film) / specification (patent) / CL:
HSK 6
to read; to study / to attend school
HSK 7-9
textbook / CL:
HSK 7-9
encyclopedia / CL: ,
HSK 7-9
another name for History of the Five Dynasties between Tang and Song 舊五代史|旧五代史
return books
Book of Haggai
clerical script; official script (Chinese calligraphic style)
(Tw) to cram; to study (from Taiwanese 齧書, Tai-lo pr. [khè-su], lit. to gnaw a book, similar to Mandarin 啃書|啃书)
debt instrument
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *书* | 书* | *书
abbr. for 書經|书经
love letter
First epistle of St Paul to Timothy
document / official correspondence / secretary / secretariat
micropedia
to write personally / personal letter
entire book; unabridged book
to read / to study
Four Books, namely: the Great Learning 大學|大学, the Doctrine of the Mean 中庸, the Analects of Confucius 論語|论语, and Mencius 孟子
to write a letter (to the authorities) / to present a petition
regular script (Chinese calligraphic style)
same as 書經|书经 Book of History
high official / government minister
to listen to a performance of pinghua storytelling 評話|评话 / to listen to an audiobook
History of the Former Han Dynasty, second of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, composed by Ban Gu 班固 in 82 during Eastern Han (later Han), 100 scrolls
Book of Jeremiah
second-hand book / old book / ancient book
almanac
to publish books
history book
ultimatum (loanword)
classic books in Confucianism / scriptures / sutras
branch secretary / secretary of a branch of the Communist Party or the Communist Youth League / abbr. for 支部書記|支部书记
to write on the blackboard / writing on the blackboard
the Book of Songs 詩經|诗经 and the Book of History 書經|书经
Book of Isaiah
same as 舊唐書|旧唐书, History of the Early Tang Dynasty, sixteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, compiled under Liu Xu 劉昫|刘昫 in 945 during Later Jin 後晉|后晋 of the Five Dynasties, 200 scrolls
bid or tender submission or delivery / bid or tender document
Epistle of St Paul to the Philippians
Ecclesiastes (biblical book of sermons)
banned book
physical book
grass script; cursive script (Chinese calligraphic style)
ancient book / old book
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)
Old Testament
imperial edict / heavenly book (superstition) / obscure or illegible writing / double dutch
to recite (a text) from memory; to learn a text by heart / to back; to endorse (a political candidate, product, check etc) / backing; endorsement
see 家信
pornographic book
pingshu, a folk art where a single performer narrates stories from history or fiction
reference book (such as dictionary, almanac, gazetteer etc)
to work as a teacher; to teach (in a school)
lit. to stare at the ceiling while writing a book (idiom); to put one's whole body and soul into a book
posthumous writing / testament / suicide note / ancient literature
seal script (Chinese calligraphic style)
(old) marriage contract
dictionary / encyclopedia
to collect books / library collection
folk art consisting of storytelling to music
a book on the art of war
letter of appointment / contract
written war challenge
medical book
History of the Jin Dynasty, fifth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, compiled under Fang Xuanling 房玄齡|房玄龄 in 648 during Tang Dynasty 唐朝, 130 scrolls
imperial edict
Buddhist scripture
Six Methods of forming Chinese characters, according to Han dictionary Shuowen 說文|说文 - namely, two primary methods: 象形 (pictogram), 指事 (ideogram), two compound methods: 會意|会意 (combined ideogram), 形聲|形声 (ideogram plus phonetic), and two transfer methods: 假借 (loan), 轉注|转注 (transfer)
statement
to submit a written piece (letter, article, opinion piece etc)
First epistle of St John / also written 約翰一書|约翰一书
almanac
History of the Sui Dynasty, thirteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, compiled under Wei Zheng 魏徵|魏征 in 636 during Tang Dynasty, 85 scrolls
to write at a tremendous speed
light reading
letter written in one's own blood, expressing determination, hatred, last wishes etc
obscene book / pornography
credentials (of a diplomat) / documents exchanged between nations / national or dynastic history book
to write on sb's behalf / a scrivener (who writes legal documents or letters for others)
forged book / book of dubious authenticity / misattributed book / Apocrypha
suicide note
character book (i.e. school primer)
formal recommendation letter in eight columns
(old, now used figuratively) official call to arms / official denunciation
REDnote (Chinese social networking platform)
writing on the ground with a large brush dipped in water
Siku Quanshu (collection of books compiled during Qing dynasty)
admission notice (issued by a university)
certificate of partial completion / certificate of attendance (for a student who did not graduate)
Epistle of St Paul to the Galatians
Book of Hosea
Facebook
History of Chen of the Southern Dynasties, ninth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, compiled by Yao Silian 姚思廉 in 636 during Tang dynasty, 36 scrolls

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