| Simplified | Traditional | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 书 | 書 | Shū | - abbr. for 書經|书经[Shu1 jing1] |
| 书 | 書 | shū | - book - letter - document - CL:本[ben3],冊|册[ce4],部[bu4] - to write |
| K书 | K書 | Kshū | - to cram (Taiwan, from Taiwanese khè su 齧書, lit. to gnaw a book) - to study - see also 啃書|啃书[ken3 shu1] |
| 上书 | 上書 | shàngshū | - to write a letter (to the authorities) - to present a petition |
| 代书 | 代書 | dàishū | - to write for sb else - a lawyer who writes legal documents for his clients |
| 但书 | 但書 | dànshū | - proviso - qualifying clause |
| 佛书 | 佛書 | Fóshū | - Buddhist texts - scripture |
| 伪书 | 偽書 | wěishū | - forged book - book of dubious authenticity - misattributed book - Apocrypha |
| 全书 | 全書 | quánshū | - entire book - unabridged book - entire multi-volume work - comprehensive volume |
| 六书 | 六書 | liùshū | - 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) |
| 兵书 | 兵書 | bīngshū | - a book on the art of war |
| 出书 | 出書 | chūshū | - to publish books |
| 丛书 | 叢書 | cóngshū | - a series of books - a collection of books |
| 古书 | 古書 | gǔshū | - ancient book - old book |
| 史书 | 史書 | shǐshū | - history book |
| 周书 | 周書 | Zhōushū | - History of Zhou of the Northern Dynasties, twelfth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled under Linghu Defen 令狐德棻[Ling2 hu2 De2 fen1] in 636 during Tang Dynasty, 50 scrolls |
| 唐书 | 唐書 | Tángshū | - same as 舊唐書|旧唐书[Jiu4 Tang2 shu1], History of the Early Tang Dynasty, sixteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled under Liu Xu 劉昫|刘昫[Liu2 Xu4] in 945 during Later Jin 後晉|后晋[Hou4 Jin4] of the Five Dynasties, 200 scrolls |
| 啃书 | 啃書 | kěnshū | - lit. to gnaw a book - to study - to cram |
| 四书 | 四書 | Sìshū | - 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 |
| 国书 | 國書 | guóshū | - credentials (of a diplomat) - documents exchanged between nations - national or dynastic history book |
| 图书 | 圖書 | túshū | - books (in a library or bookstore) - CL:本[ben3],冊|册[ce4],部[bu4] |
| 地书 | 地書 | dìshū | - writing on the ground with a large brush dipped in water |
| 天书 | 天書 | tiānshū | - imperial edict - heavenly book (superstition) - obscure or illegible writing - double dutch |
| 女书 | 女書 | nǚshū | - Nü Shu writing, a phonetic syllabary for Yao ethnic group 瑶族 瑤族 dialect designed and used by women in Jiangyong county 江永縣|江永县 in southern Hunan |
| 字书 | 字書 | zìshū | - character book (i.e. school primer) |
| 宋书 | 宋書 | Sòngshū | - History of Song of the Southern Dynasties 南朝宋[Nan2 chao2 Song4] or Liu Song 劉宋|刘宋[Liu2 Song4], sixth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled by Shen Yue 沈約|沈约[Shen2 Yue4] in 488 during Liang of the Southern Dynasties 南朝梁[Nan2 chao2 Liang2], 100 scrolls - (not to be confused with 宋史[Song4 shi3]) |
| 宝书 | 寶書 | bǎoshū | - treasured book |
| 尚书 | 尚書 | Shàngshū | - same as 書經|书经[Shu1 jing1] Book of History |
| 尚书 | 尚書 | shàngshū | - high official - government minister |
| 念书 | 念書 | niànshū | - to read - to study |
| 情书 | 情書 | qíngshū | - love letter |
| 成书 | 成書 | chéngshū | - publication - a book's first appearance |
| 战书 | 戰書 | zhànshū | - written war challenge |
| 手书 | 手書 | shǒushū | - to write personally - personal letter |
| 投书 | 投書 | tóushū | - to deliver - to send a letter - a letter (of complaint, opinion etc) - to throw a book |
| 支书 | 支書 | zhīshū | - 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 |
| 教书 | 教書 | jiāoshū | - to teach (in a school) |
| 文书 | 文書 | wénshū | - document - official correspondence - secretary - secretariat |
| 晋书 | 晉書 | Jìnshū | - History of the Jin Dynasty, fifth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled under Fang Xuanling 房玄齡|房玄龄[Fang2 Xuan2 ling2] in 648 during Tang Dynasty 唐朝[Tang2 chao2], 130 scrolls |
| 书亭 | 書亭 | shūtíng | - book kiosk |
| 书信 | 書信 | shūxìn | - letter - epistle |
| 书刊 | 書刊 | shūkān | - books and publications |
| 书札 | 書劄 | shūzhá | - letter - also written 書札|书札 |
| 书包 | 書包 | shūbāo | - schoolbag - satchel - CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1] |
| 书卷 | 書卷 | shūjuàn | - volume - scroll |
| 书名 | 書名 | shūmíng | - name of a book - reputation as calligrapher |
| 书报 | 書報 | shūbào | - papers and books |
| 书坛 | 書壇 | shūtán | - the calligraphic community |
| 书写 | 書寫 | shūxiě | - to write |
| 书局 | 書局 | shūjú | - book store - publishing house |
| 书店 | 書店 | shūdiàn | - bookstore - CL:家[jia1] |
| 书库 | 書庫 | shūkù | - a store room for books - fig. an erudite person - the Bibliotheca and Epitome of pseudo-Apollodorus |
| 书房 | 書房 | shūfáng | - study (room) - studio - CL:間|间[jian1] |
| 书会 | 書會 | shūhuì | - calligraphy society - village school (old) - literary society (old) |
| 书本 | 書本 | shūběn | - book - CL:本[ben3] |
| 书札 | 書札 | shūzhá | - letter |
| 书板 | 書板 | shūbǎn | - (writing) tablet |
| 书架 | 書架 | shūjià | - bookshelf - CL:個|个[ge4] |
| 书柬 | 書柬 | shūjiǎn | - variant of 書簡|书简[shu1 jian3] |
| 书案 | 書案 | shūàn | - writing desk - official record |
| 书桌 | 書桌 | shūzhuō | - desk - CL:張|张[zhang1] |
| 书档 | 書檔 | shūdàng | - bookend |
| 书柜 | 書櫃 | shūguì | - bookcase |
| 书橱 | 書櫥 | shūchú | - bookcase |
| 书法 | 書法 | shūfǎ | - calligraphy - handwriting - penmanship |
| 书牍 | 書牘 | shūdú | - letter - wooden writing strips (arch.) - general term for letters and documents |
| 书生 | 書生 | shūshēng | - scholar - intellectual - egghead |
| 书画 | 書畫 | shūhuà | - painting and calligraphy |
| 书皮 | 書皮 | shūpí | - book cover - book jacket |
| 书目 | 書目 | shūmù | - booklist - bibliography - title catalogue - CL:本[ben3] |
| 书眉 | 書眉 | shūméi | - header - top margin on a page |
| 书社 | 書社 | shūshè | - a reading group - press (i.e. publishing house) |
| 书稿 | 書稿 | shūgǎo | - manuscript of a book |
| 书箧 | 書篋 | shūqiè | - bookcase |
| 书简 | 書簡 | shūjiǎn | - (literary) letter |
| 书籍 | 書籍 | shūjí | - books - works |
| 书签 | 書籤 | shūqiān | - bookmark - CL:張|张[zhang1] |
| 书约 | 書約 | shūyuē | - book contract |
| 书经 | 書經 | Shūjīng | - the Book of History, one of the Five Classics of Confucianism 五經|五经[Wu3 jing1], a compendium of documents which make up the oldest extant texts of Chinese history, from legendary times down to the time of Confucius, also known as 尚書經|尚书经[Shang4 shu1 jing1], 尚書|尚书[Shang4 shu1], 書|书[Shu1] |
| 书圣 | 書聖 | Shūshèng | - great calligraphy master - the Sage of Calligraphy, traditional reference to Wang Xizhi 王羲之[Wang2 Xi1 zhi1] (303-361) |
| 书脊 | 書脊 | shūjǐ | - spine of a book |
| 书虫 | 書蟲 | shūchóng | - bookworm |
| 书蠹 | 書蠹 | shūdù | - bookworm (literal and figurative) - book louse - pedant |
| 书角 | 書角 | shūjiǎo | - corner of a page |
| 书记 | 書記 | shūji | - secretary - clerk - CL:個|个[ge4] |
| 书评 | 書評 | shūpíng | - book review - book notice |
| 书证 | 書證 | shūzhèng | - written evidence |
| 书迹 | 書跡 | shūjì | - extant work of a calligrapher |
| 书院 | 書院 | shūyuàn | - academy of classical learning (Tang Dynasty - Qing Dynasty) |
| 书面 | 書面 | shūmiàn | - in writing - written |
| 书页 | 書頁 | shūyè | - page of a book |
| 书题 | 書題 | shūtí | - book title |
| 书风 | 書風 | shūfēng | - calligraphic style |
| 书馆 | 書館 | shūguǎn | - teashop with performance by 評書|评书 story tellers - (attached to name of publishing houses) - (in former times) private school - library (of classic texts) |
| 书香 | 書香 | shūxiāng | - literary reputation |
| 书体 | 書體 | shūtǐ | - calligraphic style - font |
| 书斋 | 書齋 | shūzhāi | - study (room) |
| 板书 | 板書 | bǎnshū | - to write on the blackboard - writing on the blackboard |
| 梁书 | 梁書 | Liángshū | - History of Liang of the Southern Dynasties, eighth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled by Yao Silian 姚思廉[Yao2 Si1 lian2] in 636 during Tang dynasty, 56 scrolls |
| 梵书 | 梵書 | Fànshū | - Brahmana, ancient Hindu texts |
| 楷书 | 楷書 | kǎishū | - regular script (Chinese calligraphic style) |
| 标书 | 標書 | biāoshū | - bid or tender submission or delivery - bid or tender document |
| 淫书 | 淫書 | yínshū | - obscene book - pornography |
| 汉书 | 漢書 | Hànshū | - History of the Former Han Dynasty, second of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], composed by Ban Gu 班固[Ban1 Gu4] in 82 during Eastern Han (later Han), 100 scrolls |
| 焚书 | 焚書 | fénshū | - to burn the books (one of the crimes of the first Emperor in 212 BC) |
| 琴书 | 琴書 | qínshū | - traditional art form, consisting of sung story telling with musical accompaniment |
| 疾书 | 疾書 | jíshū | - scribble rapidly |
| 直书 | 直書 | zhíshū | - to record faithfully |
| 看书 | 看書 | kànshū | - to read - to study |
| 真书 | 真書 | zhēnshū | - regular script (one of the calligraphic styles of Chinese characters) |
| 禁书 | 禁書 | jìnshū | - banned book |
| 秘书 | 秘書 | mìshū | - secretary |
| 竺书 | 竺書 | Zhúshū | - Buddhist texts (archaic) - scripture |
| 篆书 | 篆書 | zhuànshū | - seal script (Chinese calligraphic style) |
| 籀书 | 籀書 | zhòushū | - seal script used throughout the pre-Han period |
| 经书 | 經書 | jīngshū | - classic books in Confucianism - scriptures - sutras |
| 续书 | 續書 | xùshū | - sequel - continuation of a book |
| 聘书 | 聘書 | pìnshū | - letter of appointment - contract |
| 听书 | 聽書 | tīngshū | - to listen to stories - to listen to performance of 說書|说书 storytelling |
| 背书 | 背書 | bèishū | - to repeat a lesson - to learn by heart - to endorse a check |
| 脸书 | 臉書 | Liǎnshū | - Facebook |
| 旧书 | 舊書 | jiùshū | - second-hand book - old book - ancient book |
| 草书 | 草書 | cǎoshū | - grass script - cursive script (Chinese calligraphic style) |
| 著书 | 著書 | zhùshū | - to write a book |
| 藏书 | 藏書 | cángshū | - to collect books - library collection |
| 血书 | 血書 | xuèshū | - letter written in one's own blood, expressing determination, hatred, last wishes etc |
| 行书 | 行書 | xíngshū | - running script - semi-cursive script (Chinese calligraphic style) |
| 诏书 | 詔書 | zhàoshū | - edict - written imperial order |
| 评书 | 評書 | píngshū | - pingshu, a folk art where a single performer narrates stories from history or fiction |
| 诗书 | 詩書 | ShīShū | - the Book of Songs 詩經|诗经[Shi1 jing1] and the Book of History 書經|书经[Shu1 jing1] |
| 说书 | 說書 | shuōshū | - folk art consisting of story-telling to music |
| 证书 | 證書 | zhèngshū | - credentials - certificate |
| 读书 | 讀書 | dúshū | - to read a book - to study - to attend school |
| 辞书 | 辭書 | císhū | - word book - dictionary - encyclopedia |
| 通书 | 通書 | tōngshū | - almanac |
| 连书 | 連書 | liánshū | - to write without lifting one's pen from the paper - (in the Romanization of Chinese) to write two or more syllables together as a single word (not separated by spaces) |
| 遗书 | 遺書 | yíshū | - posthumous writing - testament - suicide note - ancient literature |
| 还书 | 還書 | huánshū | - return books |
| 医书 | 醫書 | yīshū | - medical book |
| 闲书 | 閒書 | xiánshū | - light reading |
| 陈书 | 陳書 | Chénshū | - History of Chen of the Southern Dynasties, ninth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled by Yao Silian 姚思廉[Yao2 Si1 lian2] in 636 during Tang dynasty, 36 scrolls |
| 隋书 | 隋書 | Suíshū | - History of the Sui Dynasty, thirteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled under Wei Zheng 魏徵|魏征[Wei4 Zheng1] in 636 during Tang Dynasty, 85 scrolls |
| 隶书 | 隸書 | lìshū | - clerical script - official script (Chinese calligraphic style) |
| 韵书 | 韻書 | yùnshū | - rhyming dictionary - traditional Chinese phonetic dictionary with words ordered first by four tones 四聲|四声 then rhyme 韻|韵 (i.e. medial consonant and final) |
| 类书 | 類書 | lèishū | - book by category |
| 体书 | 體書 | tǐshū | - calligraphic style |
| 魏书 | 魏書 | Wèishū | - History of Wei of the Northern Dynasties, tenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled by Wei Shou 魏收[Wei4 Shou1] in 554 during Northern Qi Dynasty 北齊|北齐[Bei3 Qi2], 114 scrolls |
| 黄书 | 黃書 | huángshū | - pornographic book |
| 默书 | 默書 | mòshū | - to write from memory |
| 齐书 | 齊書 | Qíshū | - History of Qi of the Southern Dynasties, seventh of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled by Xiao Zixian 蕭子顯|萧子显[Xiao1 Zi3 xian3] in 537 during Liang of the Southern Dynasties 南朝梁[Nan2 chao2 Liang2], 59 scrolls - usually 南齊書|南齐书[Nan2 Qi2 shu1] to distinguish from Northern Qi |
| 借书单 | 借書單 | jièshūdān | - book slip |
| 借书证 | 借書證 | jièshūzhèng | - library card |
| 倡议书 | 倡議書 | chàngyìshū | - written proposal - document outlining an initiative |
| 传书鸽 | 傳書鴿 | chuánshūgē | - carrier pigeon (used for mail) |
| 传道书 | 傳道書 | ChuándàoShū | - Ecclesiastes (biblical book of sermons) |
| 八行书 | 八行書 | bāhángshū | - formal recommendation letter in eight columns |
| 切结书 | 切結書 | qièjiéshū | - affidavit - written pledge |
| 前汉书 | 前漢書 | QiánHànshū | - History of the Former Han Dynasty, second of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], composed by Ban Gu 班固[Ban1 Gu4] in 82 during Eastern Han (later Han), 100 scrolls |
| 副书记 | 副書記 | fùshūji | - deputy secretary |
| 包书皮 | 包書皮 | bāoshūpí | - book cover |
| 北齐书 | 北齊書 | BěiQíshū | - History of Qi of the Northern Dynasties, eleventh of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled by Li Baiyao 李百藥|李百药[Li3 Bai3 yao4] in 636 during Tang Dynasty, 50 scrolls |
| 协议书 | 協議書 | xiéyìshū | - contract - protocol |
| 南齐书 | 南齊書 | NánQíshū | - History of Qi of the Southern Dynasties, seventh of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled by Xiao Zixian 蕭子顯|萧子显[Xiao1 Zi3 xian3] in 537 during Liang of the Southern Dynasties 南朝梁[Nan2 chao2 Liang2], 59 scrolls |
| 参考书 | 參考書 | cānkǎoshū | - reference book |
| 哈该书 | 哈該書 | Hāgāishū | - Book of Haggai |
| 图书馆 | 圖書館 | túshūguǎn | - library - CL:家[jia1],個|个[ge4] |
| 报告书 | 報告書 | bàogàoshū | - written report |
| 委任书 | 委任書 | wěirènshū | - letter of appointment |
| 委托书 | 委託書 | wěituōshū | - commission - proxy - power of attorney - authorization - warrant |
| 宣誓书 | 宣誓書 | xuānshìshū | - affidavit |
| 小人书 | 小人書 | xiǎorénshū | - children's picture story book - CL:本[ben3] |
| 尚书经 | 尚書經 | ShàngshūJīng | - Book of History - a compendium of documents in various styles, making up the oldest extant texts of Chinese history, from legendary times down to the times of Confucius |
| 尚书郎 | 尚書郎 | shàngshūláng | - ancient official title |
| 工具书 | 工具書 | gōngjùshū | - reference book (such as dictionary, almanac, gazetteer etc) |
| 弥迦书 | 彌迦書 | Míjiāshū | - Book of Micah |
| 后汉书 | 後漢書 | HòuHànshū | - History of Eastern Han (later Han), third of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], composed by Fan Ye 範曄|范晔[Fan4 Ye4] in 445 during Song of the Southern Dynasties 南朝宋[Nan2 chao2 Song4], 120 scrolls |
| 悔过书 | 悔過書 | huǐguòshū | - written repentance |
| 意向书 | 意向書 | yìxiàngshū | - letter of intent (LOI) (commerce) |
| 招股书 | 招股書 | zhāogǔshū | - prospectus (setting out share offer) - offering circular |
| 掉书袋 | 掉書袋 | diàoshūdài | - lit. to drop a bag of books (idiom); fig. to drop quotations to appear learned - to quote classical texts as a parade of erudition |
| 推荐书 | 推薦書 | tuījiànshū | - recommendation letter |
| 提多书 | 提多書 | Tíduōshū | - Epistle of St Paul to Titus |
| 教书匠 | 教書匠 | jiāoshūjiàng | - hack teacher - pedagogue |
| 教科书 | 教科書 | jiàokēshū | - textbook - CL:本[ben3] |
| 新唐书 | 新唐書 | XīnTángshū | - History of the Later Tang Dynasty, seventeenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled under Ouyang Xiu 歐陽修|欧阳修[Ou1 yang2 Xiu1] and Song Qi 宋祁[Song4 Qi2] in 1060 during Northern Song 北宋[Bei3 Song4], 225 scrolls |
| 畅销书 | 暢銷書 | chàngxiāoshū | - best-seller - best-selling book - blockbuster |
| 书信集 | 書信集 | shūxìnjí | - collected letters |
| 书卷气 | 書卷氣 | shūjuànqì | - scholarly flavor - educated appearance |
| 书卷奖 | 書卷獎 | shūjuànjiǎng | - presidential award (received by university students in Taiwan for academic excellence) |
| 书名号 | 書名號 | shūmínghào | - Chinese guillemet 《》(punct. used for names of books etc) |
| 书呆子 | 書呆子 | shūdāizi | - bookworm - pedant - bookish fool |
| 书法家 | 書法家 | shūfǎjiā | - calligrapher |
| 书画家 | 書畫家 | shūhuàjiā | - calligrapher and painter |
| 书画毡 | 書畫氈 | shūhuàzhān | - felt desk pad for calligraphy |
| 书皮儿 | 書皮兒 | shūpír | - erhua variant of 書皮|书皮[shu1 pi2] |
| 书记处 | 書記處 | shūjichù | - secretariat |
| 书面语 | 書面語 | shūmiànyǔ | - written language |
| 书馆儿 | 書館兒 | shūguǎnr | - teashop with performance by 評書|评书 story tellers |
| 有声书 | 有聲書 | yǒushēngshū | - audiobook |
| 林书豪 | 林書豪 | LínShūháo | - Jeremy Lin (1988-), Taiwanese-American professional basketball player (NBA) |
| 犹大书 | 猶大書 | Yóudàshū | - Epistle of St Jude (in New Testament) |
| 申诉书 | 申訴書 | shēnsùshū | - written appeal |
| 申请书 | 申請書 | shēnqǐngshū | - application - application form - petition (to higher authorities) |
| 白皮书 | 白皮書 | báipíshū | - white paper (e.g. containing proposals for new legislation) - white book |
| 白银书 | 白銀書 | báiyínshū | - valuable book decorated with silver, gold and jewels etc, commonly regarded as a disguised form of bribe |
| 福音书 | 福音書 | fúyīnshū | - gospel |
| 秘书长 | 秘書長 | mìshūzhǎng | - secretary-general |
| 约拿书 | 約拿書 | Yuēnáshū | - Book of Jonah |
| 约书亚 | 約書亞 | Yuēshūyà | - Joshua (name) |
| 约珥书 | 約珥書 | Yuēěrshū | - Book of Joel |
| 红宝书 | 紅寶書 | Hóngbǎoshū | - the "Little Red Book" of selected writings of Mao Zedong (refers to 毛主席語錄|毛主席语录[Mao2 Zhu3 xi2 Yu3 lu4]) |
| 绝命书 | 絕命書 | juémìngshū | - suicide note |
| 绿皮书 | 綠皮書 | lǜpíshū | - green paper |
| 总书记 | 總書記 | zǒngshūji | - general secretary (of the Communist Party) |
| 罗马书 | 羅馬書 | Luómǎshū | - Epistle of St Paul to the Romans |
| 圣贤书 | 聖賢書 | shèngxiánshū | - holy book |
| 声明书 | 聲明書 | shēngmíngshū | - statement |
| 自白书 | 自白書 | zìbáishū | - confession |
| 旧唐书 | 舊唐書 | JiùTángshū | - History of the Early Tang Dynasty, sixteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled under Liu Xu 劉昫|刘昫[Liu2 Xu4] in 945 during Later Jin 後晉|后晋[Hou4 Jin4] of the Five Dynasties, 200 scrolls |
| 蓝皮书 | 藍皮書 | lánpíshū | - an official report (e.g. governmental) |
| 藏书票 | 藏書票 | cángshūpiào | - bookplate |
| 订书机 | 訂書機 | dìngshūjī | - stapler - stapling machine - bookbinding machine - CL:臺|台[tai2] |
| 订书钉 | 訂書釘 | dìngshūdīng | - staple (stationery) |
| 订书针 | 訂書針 | dìngshūzhēn | - staple |
| 语法书 | 語法書 | yǔfǎshū | - grammar book |
| 说明书 | 說明書 | shuōmíngshū | - (technical) manual - (book of) directions - synopsis (of a play or film) - CL:本[ben3] |
| 请愿书 | 請願書 | qǐngyuànshū | - petition |
| 证明书 | 證明書 | zhèngmíngshū | - certificate |
| 议定书 | 議定書 | yìdìngshū | - protocol - treaty |
| 读书人 | 讀書人 | dúshūrén | - scholar - intellectual |
| 读书会 | 讀書會 | dúshūhuì | - study group |
| 读书机 | 讀書機 | dúshūjī | - audio-output reading machine |
| 购书券 | 購書券 | gòushūquàn | - book token |
| 起诉书 | 起訴書 | qǐsùshū | - indictment (law) - statement of charges (law) |
| 辞书学 | 辭書學 | císhūxué | - lexicography - making dictionaries |
| 那鸿书 | 那鴻書 | Nàhóngshū | - Book of Nahum |
| 钉书针 | 釘書針 | dìngshūzhēn | - staple - also written 訂書針|订书针[ding4 shu1 zhen1] |
| 钱钟书 | 錢鐘書 | QiánZhōngshū | - Qian Zhongshu (1910-1998), literary academic and novelist, author of the 1947 novel Fortress Beseiged 圍城|围城 |
| 陈述书 | 陳述書 | chénshùshū | - representation letter (law) - a brief - written statement - declaration |
| 雅各书 | 雅各書 | Yǎgèshū | - Epistle of St James (in New Testament) |
| 电子书 | 電子書 | diànzishū | - electronic book - e-book - e-book reader |
| 电纸书 | 電紙書 | diànzhǐshū | - electronic book reader |
| 鸟虫书 | 鳥蟲書 | niǎochóngshū | - bird writing, a calligraphic style based on seal script 篆书, but with characters decorated as birds and insects |
| 三联书店 | 三聯書店 | SānliánShūdiàn | - Joint Publishing, book store chain and publisher, founded in Hong Kong in 1948 |
| 以弗所书 | 以弗所書 | Yǐfúsuǒshū | - Epistle of St Paul to the Ephesians |
| 以西结书 | 以西結書 | Yǐxījiéshū | - Book of Ezekiel |
| 以赛亚书 | 以賽亞書 | Yǐsàiyàshū | - Book of Isaiah |
| 仰屋著书 | 仰屋著書 | yǎngwūzhùshū | - lit. to stare at the ceiling while writing a book (idiom); to put one's whole body and soul into a book |
| 但以理书 | 但以理書 | Dànyǐlǐshū | - Book of Daniel |
| 何西阿书 | 何西阿書 | Héxīāshū | - Book of Hosea |
| 债务证书 | 債務證書 | zhàiwùzhèngshū | - debt instrument |
| 副秘书长 | 副秘書長 | fùmìshūcháng | - vice-secretary |
| 加拉太书 | 加拉太書 | Jiālātàishū | - Epistle of St Paul to the Galatians |
| 哈巴谷书 | 哈巴谷書 | Hābāgǔshū | - Book of Habakkuk |
| 四库全书 | 四庫全書 | SìkùQuánshū | - Siku Quanshu (collection of books compiled during Qing dynasty) |
| 图书馆员 | 圖書館員 | túshūguǎnyuán | - librarian |
| 大先知书 | 大先知書 | Dàxiānzhīshū | - the biblical books of the prophets |
| 奋笔疾书 | 奮筆疾書 | fènbǐjíshū | - to write at a tremendous speed |
| 学位证书 | 學位證書 | xuéwèizhèngshū | - diploma |
| 宋四大书 | 宋四大書 | Sòngsìdàshū | - Four great compilations of Northern Song dynasty, namely: Extensive records of the Taiping era (978) 太平廣記|太平广记, Imperial readings of the Taiping era 太平御覽|太平御览, Prime tortoise of the record bureau 冊府元龜|册府元龟, Finest blossoms in the garden of literature 文苑英華|文苑英华 |
| 岳麓书院 | 嶽麓書院 | YuèlùShūyuàn | - Yuelu Academy in Changsha, Hunan, famous ancient academy |
| 希伯来书 | 希伯來書 | Xībóláishū | - Epistle of St Paul to the Hebrews |
| 彼得前书 | 彼得前書 | Bǐdéqiánshū | - First Epistle of Peter (in New Testament) |
| 彼得后书 | 彼得後書 | BǐdéHòushū | - Second Epistle of Peter (in New Testament) |
| 户部尚书 | 戶部尚書 | hùbùshàngshū | - Minister of Revenue (from the Han dynasty onwards) |
| 折节读书 | 折節讀書 | zhéjiédúshū | - to start reading furiously, contrary to previous habit (idiom) |
| 文书处理 | 文書處理 | wénshūchǔlǐ | - word processing |
| 斐理伯书 | 斐理伯書 | Fěilǐbóshū | - Epistle of St Paul to the Philipians |
| 新约全书 | 新約全書 | Xīnyuēquánshū | - New Testament |
| 新华书店 | 新華書店 | XīnhuáShūdiàn | - Xinhua Bookstore, China's largest bookstore chain |
| 日本书纪 | 日本書紀 | Rìběnshūjì | - Nihonshoki or Chronicles of Japan (c. 720) book of mythology and history |
| 书不尽言 | 書不盡言 | shūbùjìnyán | - I have much more to say than can be written in this letter (conventional letter ending) (idiom) |
| 书写符号 | 書寫符號 | shūxiěfúhào | - writing symbol |
| 书写语言 | 書寫語言 | shūxiěyǔyán | - written language |
| 书面许可 | 書面許可 | shūmiànxǔkě | - written permission - written authorization |
| 书香门第 | 書香門第 | shūxiāngméndì | - family with a literary reputation (idiom); literary family |
| 歌罗西书 | 歌羅西書 | Gēluóxīshū | - Epistle of St Paul to the Colossians |
| 武经七书 | 武經七書 | WǔjīngQīshū | - Seven Military Classics of ancient China viz "Six Secret Strategic Teachings" 六韜|六韬[Liu4 tao1], "Methods of Sima" 司馬法|司马法[Si1 ma3 Fa3], "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3], "Wuzi" 吳子|吴子[Wu2 zi3], "Wei Liaozi" 尉繚子|尉缭子[Wei4 Liao2 zi5], "Three Strategies of Huang Shigong" 黃石公三略|黄石公三略[Huang2 Shi2 gong1 San1 lu:e4] and "Duke Li of Wei Answering Emperor Taizong of Tang" 唐太宗李衛公問對|唐太宗李卫公问对[Tang2 Tai4 zong1 Li3 Wei4 Gong1 Wen4 dui4] |
| 海上奇书 | 海上奇書 | hǎishàngqíshū | - literary journal published in 1892-93 by Han Bangqing 韓邦慶|韩邦庆 featuring serialized novels in classical Chinese and Jiangsu vernacular |
| 焚书坑儒 | 焚書坑儒 | fénshūkēngrú | - to burn the books and bury alive the Confucian scholars (one of the crimes of the first Emperor in 212 BC) |
| 牛角挂书 | 牛角掛書 | niújiǎoguàshū | - lit. to hang one's books on cow horns (idiom) - fig. to be diligent in one's studies |
| 琴棋书画 | 琴棋書畫 | qínqíshūhuà | - the four arts (zither, Go, calligraphy, painting) - the accomplishments of a well-educated person |
| 玛拉基书 | 瑪拉基書 | Mǎlājīshū | - Book of Malachi |
| 毕业证书 | 畢業證書 | bìyèzhèngshū | - diploma - CL:張|张[zhang1],本[ben3] |
| 白面书生 | 白面書生 | báimiànshūshēng | - lit. pale-faced scholar (idiom); young and inexperienced person without practical experience - still wet behind the ears |
| 百科全书 | 百科全書 | bǎikēquánshū | - encyclopedia - CL:本[ben3],集[ji2] |
| 知书达理 | 知書達理 | zhīshūdálǐ | - educated and well-balanced (idiom) |
| 礼部尚书 | 禮部尚書 | lǐbùshàngshū | - Director of Board of Rites (Confucian) |
| 秉笔直书 | 秉筆直書 | bǐngbǐzhíshū | - to record faithfully |
| 竹书纪年 | 竹書紀年 | ZhúshūJìnián | - Bamboo Annals, early chronicle of Chinese ancient history, written c. 300 BC |
| 约书亚记 | 約書亞記 | Yuēshūyàjì | - Book of Joshua |
| 约翰一书 | 約翰一書 | Yuēhànyīshū | - First epistle of St John |
| 约翰三书 | 約翰三書 | Yuēhànsānshū | - Third epistle of St John |
| 约翰二书 | 約翰二書 | Yuēhànèrshū | - Second epistle of St John |
| 约翰参书 | 約翰參書 | Yuēhàncānshū | - Third epistle of St John - also written 約翰三書|约翰三书 |
| 约翰壹书 | 約翰壹書 | Yuēhànyīshū | - First epistle of St John - also written 約翰一書|约翰一书 |
| 约翰贰书 | 約翰貳書 | Yuēhànèrshū | - Second epistle of St John - also written 約翰二書|约翰二书 |
| 罄竹难书 | 罄竹難書 | qìngzhúnánshū | - so many that the bamboo slats have been exhausted - innumerable crimes (idiom) - see also 罄筆難書|罄笔难书[qing4 bi3 nan2 shu1] |
| 罄笔难书 | 罄筆難書 | qìngbǐnánshū | - too numerous to be cited (of atrocities or misdeeds) (idiom) - see also 罄竹難書|罄竹难书[qing4 zhu2 nan2 shu1] |
| 耶利米书 | 耶利米書 | Yēlìmǐshū | - Book of Jeremiah |
| 肄业证书 | 肄業證書 | yìyèzhèngshū | - certificate of partial completion - certificate of attendance (for a student who did not graduate) |
| 腓利门书 | 腓利門書 | Féilìménshū | - Epistle of St Paul to Philemon |
| 腓立比书 | 腓立比書 | Féilìbǐshū | - Epistle of St Paul to the Philipians |
| 旧约全书 | 舊約全書 | Jiùyuēquánshū | - Old Testament |
| 著书立说 | 著書立說 | zhùshūlìshuō | - to write a book advancing one's theory (idiom) |
| 西番雅书 | 西番雅書 | Xīfānyǎshū | - Book of Zephaniah |
| 财务秘书 | 財務秘書 | cáiwùmìshū | - treasurer |
| 郢书燕说 | 郢書燕說 | YǐngshūYānshuō | - lit. Ying writes a letter and Yan reads it - fig. to misinterpret the original meaning - to pile up errors - refers to the letter from capital 郢[Ying3] of 楚[Chu3] in which the inadvertent words "hold up the candle" are mistaken by the minister of 燕[Yan1] as "promote the wise" |
| 阿摩司书 | 阿摩司書 | Āmósīshū | - Book of Amos, one of the books of the Nevi'im and of the Christian Old Testament |
| 黄色书刊 | 黃色書刊 | huángsèshūkān | - pornographic book |
| 俄巴底亚书 | 俄巴底亞書 | Ébādǐyàshū | - Book of Obadiah |
| 出生证明书 | 出生證明書 | chūshēngzhèngmíngshū | - birth certificate - CL:張|张[zhang1] |
| 哀的美敦书 | 哀的美敦書 | āidìměidūnshū | - ultimatum (loanword) |
| 哥林多前书 | 哥林多前書 | Gēlínduōqiánshū | - First epistle of St Paul to the Corinthians |
| 哥林多后书 | 哥林多後書 | Gēlínduōhòushū | - Second epistle of St Paul to the Corinthians |
| 商务印书馆 | 商務印書館 | ShāngwùYìnshūguǎn | - The Commercial Press, Beijing (est. 1897) |
| 国家图书馆 | 國家圖書館 | guójiātúshūguǎn | - national library |
| 图书管理员 | 圖書管理員 | túshūguǎnlǐyuán | - librarian |
| 小百科全书 | 小百科全書 | xiǎobǎikēquánshū | - micropedia |
| 招股说明书 | 招股說明書 | zhāogǔshuōmíngshū | - prospectus |
| 提摩太前书 | 提摩太前書 | Tímótàiqiánshū | - First epistle of St Paul to Timothy |
| 提摩太后书 | 提摩太後書 | Tímótàihòushū | - Second epistle of St Paul to Timothy |
| 撒迦利亚书 | 撒迦利亞書 | Sājiālìyàshū | - Book of Zechariah |
| 书写不能症 | 書寫不能症 | shūxiěbùnéngzhèng | - agraphia |
| 海淀图书城 | 海澱圖書城 | HǎidiànTúshūchéng | - Haidian Book City, Beijing book store |
| 无巧不成书 | 無巧不成書 | wúqiǎobùchéngshū | - curious coincidence |
| 录取通知书 | 錄取通知書 | lùqǔtōngzhīshū | - admission notice (delivered by a university) |
| 北宋四大部书 | 北宋四大部書 | BěiSòngsìdàbùshū | - Four great compilations of Northern Song dynasty, namely: Extensive records of the Taiping era (978) 太平廣記|太平广记, Imperial readings of the Taiping era 太平御覽|太平御览, Prime tortoise of the record bureau 冊府元龜|册府元龟, Finest blossoms in the garden of literature 文苑英華|文苑英华 |
| 博德利图书馆 | 博德利圖書館 | BódélìTúshūguǎn | - Bodleian Library (Oxford) |
| 梁唐晋汉周书 | 梁唐晉漢周書 | LiángTángJìnHànZhōushū | - another name for History of the Five Dynasties between Tang and Song 舊五代史|旧五代史 |
| 联合国秘书处 | 聯合國秘書處 | LiánhéguóMìshūchù | - United Nations Secretariat |
| 上海商务印书馆 | 上海商務印書館 | ShànghǎiShāngwùyìnshūguǎn | - Commercial Press, Shanghai (from 1897) |
| 帖撒罗尼迦前书 | 帖撒羅尼迦前書 | Tiěsāluóníjiāqiánshū | - First epistle of St Paul to the Thessalonians |
| 帖撒罗尼迦后书 | 帖撒羅尼迦後書 | Tiěsāluóníjiāhòushū | - Second epistle of St Paul to the Thessalonians |
| 行千里路，读万卷书 | 行千里路，讀萬卷書 | xíngqiānlǐlù,dúwànjuǎnshū | - see 行萬里路，讀萬卷書|行万里路，读万卷书[xing2 wan4 li3 lu4 , du2 wan4 juan3 shu1] |
| 行万里路胜读万卷书 | 行萬里路勝讀萬捲書 | xíngwànlǐlùshèngdúwànjuǎnshū | - to travel a thousand miles beats reading a thousand books |
| 行万里路，读万卷书 | 行萬里路，讀萬卷書 | xíngwànlǐlù,dúwànjuǎnshū | - Knowledge comes from books and from experience of the world. (idiom) |
| 读万卷书，行万里路 | 讀萬卷書，行萬里路 | dúwànjuǎnshū,xíngwànlǐlù | - see 行萬里路，讀萬卷書|行万里路，读万卷书[xing2 wan4 li3 lu4 , du2 wan4 juan3 shu1] |
| 中国大百科全书出版社 | 中國大百科全書出版社 | ZhōngguóDàBǎikēQuánshūChūbǎnshè | - Encyclopedia of China Publishing House |
| 听君一席话，胜读十年书 | 聽君一席話，勝讀十年書 | tīngjūnyīxíhuà,shèngdúshíniánshū | - listening to the words of a wise man can be superior to studying ten years of books (proverb) |
| 书中自有黄金屋，书中自有颜如玉 | 書中自有黃金屋，書中自有顏如玉 | shūzhōngzìyǒuhuángjīnwū,shūzhōngzìyǒuyánrúyù | - lit. in books are sumptuous houses and graceful ladies (proverb) - fig. be diligent in your studies, success and glory will follow |
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