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charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *書* | 書* | *書
book / letter / document / CL: , 冊|册, / to write
HSK 1
to read a book / to study / to attend school
HSK 1
written notice
HSK 4
secretary
HSK 4
credentials / certificate
HSK 5
contract / protocol
HSK 5
(technical) manual / (book of) directions / synopsis (of a play or film) / specification (patent) / CL:
HSK 6
books (in a library or bookstore) / CL: , 冊|册,
HSK 6
encyclopedia / CL: ,
HSK 7-9
textbook / CL:
HSK 7-9
to read; to study / to attend school
HSK 7-9
(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)
entire book; unabridged book
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *書* | 書* | *書
abbr. for 書經|书经
application / application form / petition (to higher authorities)
Book of Jonah
electronic book / e-book / e-book reader
classic books in Confucianism / scriptures / sutras
running script; semicursive script (Chinese calligraphic style)
dictionary / encyclopedia
to publish books
an official report (e.g. governmental)
certificate
a series of books / a collection of books
white paper (e.g. containing proposals for new legislation) / white book
reference book
to submit a written piece (letter, article, opinion piece etc)
regular script (Chinese calligraphic style)
written report
to read / to study
Book of Micah
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
reference book (such as dictionary, almanac, gazetteer etc)
(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
to write a letter (to the authorities) / to present a petition
grass script; cursive script (Chinese calligraphic style)
folk art consisting of storytelling to music
Siku Quanshu (collection of books compiled during Qing dynasty)
to collect books / library collection
banned book
second-hand book / old book / ancient book
regular script (Chinese calligraphic style)
to listen to a performance of pinghua storytelling 評話|评话 / to listen to an audiobook
love letter
recommendation letter
to write personally / personal letter
to finish (writing a book); to appear in book form / a book already in circulation
same as 書經|书经 Book of History
high official / government minister
obscene book / pornography
to write from memory
affidavit; written pledge
protocol / treaty
indictment (law) / statement of charges (law)
best-seller / best-selling book / blockbuster
proviso / qualifying clause
character book (i.e. school primer)
letter written in one's own blood, expressing determination, hatred, last wishes etc
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
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
almanac
written repentance
Minister of Revenue (from the Han dynasty onwards)
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
Director of Board of Rites (Confucian)
treasured book
letter of appointment / contract
Epistle of St Paul to the Hebrews
almanac
(old) marriage contract
written proposal; document outlining an initiative
to write at a tremendous speed
written war challenge
confession
gospel
lit. to gnaw a book / to study / to cram
pingshu, a folk art where a single performer narrates stories from history or fiction
commission / proxy / power of attorney / authorization / warrant
curious coincidence
so many that the bamboo slats have been exhausted / innumerable crimes (idiom) / see also 罄筆難書|罄笔难书
imperial edict
posthumous writing / testament / suicide note / ancient literature
to record faithfully
light reading
credentials (of a diplomat) / documents exchanged between nations / national or dynastic history book
nüshu writing, a phonetic syllabary for Yao ethnic group 瑤族|瑶族 dialect designed and used by women in Jiangyong county 江永縣|江永县 in southern Hunan
ancient book / old book
the Book of Songs 詩經|诗经 and the Book of History 書經|书经
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
Brahmana, ancient Hindu texts
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
Old Testament
medical book
a book on the art of war
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
written admonition from an official to his sovereign (old)
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
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
history book

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