| | to read a book / to study / to attend school | HSK 1 |
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| | book / letter / document / CL: 本, 冊|册, 部 / to write | HSK 1 |
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| | written notice | HSK 4 |
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| | secretary | HSK 4 |
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| | credentials / certificate | HSK 5 |
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| | contract / protocol | HSK 5 |
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| | (technical) manual / (book of) directions / synopsis (of a play or film) / specification (patent) / CL: 本 | HSK 6 |
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| | books (in a library or bookstore) / CL: 本, 冊|册, 部 | HSK 6 |
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| | to read / to study | HSK 7-9 |
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| | ancient book / old book | |
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| | to read / to study | |
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| | entire book; unabridged book | |
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| | (Tw) to cram; to study (from Taiwanese 齧書, Tai-lo pr. [khè su], lit. to gnaw a book) / see also 啃書|啃书 | |
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| | affidavit; written pledge | |
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| | to write personally / personal letter | |
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| | to recite (a text) from memory; to learn a text by heart / to back; to endorse (a political candidate, product, check etc) / backing; endorsement | |
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| | application / application form / petition (to higher authorities) | |
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| | to collect books / library collection | |
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| | to deliver / to send a letter / a letter (of complaint, opinion etc) | |
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| | (PRC) (since 1985) graduation certificate, which certifies that the student has graduated, but not necessarily met all requirements to be awarded a degree certificate 學位證書|学位证书 / (1981-1985) graduation certificate, which certified that the student graduated, and, if it included a final sentence indicating a degree type, also certified that the student met all the requirements for a degree | |
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| | Book of Jonah | |
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| | electronic book / e-book / e-book reader | |
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| | classic books in Confucianism / scriptures / sutras | |
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| | proviso / qualifying clause | |
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| | to write on sb's behalf / a scrivener (who writes legal documents or letters for others) | |
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| | to record faithfully | |
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| | written report | |
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| | reference book | |
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| | lit. to gnaw a book / to study / to cram | |
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| | running script; semicursive script (Chinese calligraphic style) | |
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| | history book | |
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| | letter written in one's own blood, expressing determination, hatred, last wishes etc | |
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| | to write a letter (to the authorities) / to present a petition | |
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| | 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 | |
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| | 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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| | dictionary / encyclopedia | |
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| | to publish books | |
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| | an official report (e.g. governmental) | |
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| | the Book of Songs 詩經|诗经 and the Book of History 書經|书经 | |
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| | to teach (in a school) | |
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| | white paper (e.g. containing proposals for new legislation) / white book | |
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| | commission / proxy / power of attorney / authorization / warrant | |
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| | 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 | |
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| | curious coincidence | |
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| | certificate | |
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| | (old) marriage contract | |
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| | grass script; cursive script (Chinese calligraphic style) | |
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| | regular script (Chinese calligraphic style) | |
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| | recommendation letter | |
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| | same as 書經|书经 Book of History | |
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| | high official / government minister | |
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| | Book of Micah | |
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| | reference book (such as dictionary, almanac, gazetteer etc) | |
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| | Epistle of St Paul to the Hebrews | |
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| | letter of intent (LOI) (commerce) | |
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| | forged book / book of dubious authenticity / misattributed book / Apocrypha | |
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| | History of Song of the Southern Dynasties 南朝宋 or Liu Song 劉宋|刘宋, sixth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, compiled by Shen Yue 沈約|沈约 in 488 during Liang of the Southern Dynasties 南朝梁, 100 scrolls / (not to be confused with 宋史) | |
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| | folk art consisting of storytelling to music | |
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| | imperial edict / heavenly book (superstition) / obscure or illegible writing / double dutch | |
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| | a series of books / a collection of books | |
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| | Siku Quanshu (collection of books compiled during Qing dynasty) | |
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| | love letter | |
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| | banned book | |
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| | History of the Later Tang Dynasty, seventeenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, compiled under Ouyang Xiu 歐陽修|欧阳修 and Song Qi 宋祁 in 1060 during Northern Song 北宋, 225 scrolls | |
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| | regular script (Chinese calligraphic style) | |
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| | to listen to a performance of pinghua storytelling 評話|评话 / to listen to an audiobook | |
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| | best-seller / best-selling book / blockbuster | |
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| | History of Wei of the Northern Dynasties, tenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, compiled by Wei Shou 魏收 in 554 during Northern Qi Dynasty 北齊|北齐, 114 scrolls | |
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| | to finish (writing a book); to appear in book form / a book already in circulation | |
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| | obscene book / pornography | |
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| | treasured book | |
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| | 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 | |
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| | protocol / treaty | |
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| | indictment (law) / statement of charges (law) | |
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| | regular script (Chinese calligraphic style) | |
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| | written war challenge | |
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| | character book (i.e. school primer) | |
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| | 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 | |
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| | 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 | |
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| | to write at a tremendous speed | |
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| | letter of appointment / contract | |
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| | written proposal; document outlining an initiative | |
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| | credentials (of a diplomat) / documents exchanged between nations / national or dynastic history book | |
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| | confession | |
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| | gospel | |
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| | History of Eastern Han (later Han), third of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, composed by Fan Ye 范曄|范晔 in 445 during Song of the Southern Dynasties 南朝宋, 120 scrolls | |
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| | imperial edict | |
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| | second-hand book / old book / ancient book | |
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| | to record faithfully | |
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| | written repentance | |
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| | 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 | |
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| | Minister of Revenue (from the Han dynasty onwards) | |
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| | medical book | |
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| | to write from memory | |
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| | a book on the art of war | |
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| | (formal) your letter | |
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| | History of Qi of the Northern Dynasties, eleventh of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, compiled by Li Baiyao 李百藥|李百药 in 636 during Tang Dynasty, 50 scrolls | |
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