| 书 | [ shū ] abbr. for 書經|书经[Shu1 jing1] |
| 书 | [ shū ] book, letter, document, CL:本[ben3],冊|册[ce4],部[bu4], to write |
| 书不尽言 | [ shū bù jìn yán ] I have much more to say than can be written in this letter (conventional letter ending) (idiom) |
| 书中自有黄金屋，书中自有颜如玉 | [ shū zhōng zì yoǔ huáng jīn wū shū zhōng zì yoǔ yán rú yù ] lit. in books are sumptuous houses and graceful ladies (proverb), fig. be diligent in your studies, success and glory will follow |
| 书亭 | [ shū tíng ] book kiosk |
| 书信 | [ shū xìn ] letter, epistle |
| 书信集 | [ shū xìn jí ] collected letters |
| 书函 | [ shū hán ] letter, correspondence, slipcase |
| 书刊 | [ shū kān ] books and publications |
| 书札 | [ shū zhá ] letter, also written 書札|书札 |
| 书包 | [ shū baō ] schoolbag, satchel, bookbag, CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1] |
| 书卷 | [ shū juàn ] volume, scroll |
| 书卷气 | [ shū juàn qì ] scholarly flavor, educated appearance |
| 书卷奖 | [ shū juàn jiǎng ] presidential award (received by university students in Taiwan for academic excellence) |
| 书名 | [ shū míng ] name of a book, reputation as calligrapher |
| 书名号 | [ shū míng haò ] Chinese guillemet 《》(punct. used for names of books etc) |
| 书呆子 | [ shū daī zi ] bookworm, pedant, bookish fool |
| 书报 | [ shū baò ] papers and books |
| 书坛 | [ shū tán ] the calligraphic community |
| 书写 | [ shū xiě ] to write |
| 书写不能症 | [ shū xiě bù néng zhèng ] agraphia |
| 书写符号 | [ shū xiě fú haò ] writing symbol |
| 书写语言 | [ shū xiě yǔ yán ] written language |
| 书局 | [ shū jú ] bookstore, publishing house |
| 书店 | [ shū diàn ] bookstore, CL:家[jia1] |
| 书库 | [ shū kù ] a store room for books, fig. an erudite person, the Bibliotheca and Epitome of pseudo-Apollodorus |
| 书房 | [ shū fáng ] study (room), studio, CL:間|间[jian1] |
| 书会 | [ shū huì ] calligraphy society, village school (old), literary society (old) |
| 书本 | [ shū běn ] book, CL:本[ben3] |
| 书札 | [ shū zhá ] letter |
| 书板 | [ shū bǎn ] (writing) tablet |
| 书架 | [ shū jià ] bookshelf, CL:個|个[ge4] |
| 书柬 | [ shū jiǎn ] variant of 書簡|书简[shu1 jian3] |
| 书案 | [ shū àn ] writing desk, official record |
| 书桌 | [ shū zhuō ] desk, CL:張|张[zhang1] |
| 书档 | [ shū dàng ] bookend |
| 书柜 | [ shū guì ] bookcase |
| 书橱 | [ shū chú ] bookcase |
| 书法 | [ shū fǎ ] calligraphy, handwriting, penmanship |
| 书法家 | [ shū fǎ jiā ] calligrapher |
| 书牍 | [ shū dú ] letter, wooden writing strips (arch.), general term for letters and documents |
| 书生 | [ shū shēng ] scholar, intellectual, egghead |
| 书画 | [ shū huà ] painting and calligraphy |
| 书画家 | [ shū huà jiā ] calligrapher and painter |
| 书画毡 | [ shū huà zhān ] felt desk pad for calligraphy |
| 书皮 | [ shū pí ] book cover, book jacket |
| 书皮儿 | [ shū pí ] erhua variant of 書皮|书皮[shu1 pi2] |
| 书目 | [ shū mù ] booklist, bibliography, title catalogue, CL:本[ben3] |
| 书眉 | [ shū meí ] header, top margin on a page |
| 书社 | [ shū shè ] a reading group, press (i.e. publishing house) |
| 书稿 | [ shū gaǒ ] manuscript of a book |
| 书箧 | [ shū qiè ] bookcase |
| 书简 | [ shū jiǎn ] (literary) letter |
| 书籍 | [ shū jí ] books, works |
| 书签 | [ shū qiān ] bookmark, CL:張|张[zhang1] |
| 书约 | [ shū yuē ] book contract |
| 书经 | [ shū jīng ] 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 | [ shū shèng ] great calligraphy master, the Sage of Calligraphy, traditional reference to Wang Xizhi 王羲之[Wang2 Xi1 zhi1] (303-361) |
| 书肺 | [ shū feì ] book lung (arachnid anatomy) |
| 书脊 | [ shū jǐ ] spine of a book |
| 书腰 | [ shū yaō ] (Tw) (publishing) belly band (paper sash around a book, outside the dust jacket) |
| 书虫 | [ shū chóng ] bookworm |
| 书蠹 | [ shū dù ] bookworm (literal and figurative), book louse, pedant |
| 书角 | [ shū ] corner of a page |
| 书记 | [ shū ji ] secretary (chief official of a branch of a socialist or communist party), clerk, scribe |
| 书记官 | [ shū ji guān ] clerk of a law court |
| 书记处 | [ shū ji chù ] secretariat |
| 书评 | [ shū píng ] book review, book notice |
| 书证 | [ shū zhèng ] written evidence |
| 书迹 | [ shū jì ] extant work of a calligrapher |
| 书院 | [ shū yuàn ] academy of classical learning (Tang Dynasty - Qing Dynasty) |
| 书面 | [ shū miàn ] in writing, written |
| 书面许可 | [ shū miàn xǔ kě ] written permission, written authorization |
| 书面语 | [ shū miàn yǔ ] written language |
| 书页 | [ shū yè ] page of a book |
| 书题 | [ shū tí ] book title |
| 书风 | [ shū fēng ] calligraphic style |
| 书馆 | [ shū guǎn ] 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) |
| 书馆儿 | [ shū guǎn ] teashop with performance by 評書|评书 story tellers |
| 书香 | [ shū xiāng ] literary reputation |
| 书香门第 | [ shū xiāng mén dì ] family with a literary reputation (idiom); literary family |
| 书体 | [ shū tǐ ] calligraphic style, font |
| 书斋 | [ shū zhaī ] study (room) |
| ⇒ K书 | [ shū ] (Tw) to cram (from Taiwanese 齧書, Tai-lo pr. [khè su], lit. to gnaw a book), to study, see also 啃書|啃书[ken3 shu1] |
| ⇒ 三联书店 | [ sān lián shū diàn ] Joint Publishing, bookstore chain and publisher, founded in Hong Kong in 1948 |
| ⇒ 上书 | [ shàng shū ] to write a letter (to the authorities), to present a petition |
| ⇒ 上海商务印书馆 | [ shàng haǐ shāng wù yìn shū guǎn ] Commercial Press, Shanghai (from 1897) |
| ⇒ 中国大百科全书出版社 | [ zhōng guó dà baǐ kē quán shū chū bǎn shè ] Encyclopedia of China Publishing House |
| ⇒ 代书 | [ daì shū ] to write for sb else, a lawyer who writes legal documents for his clients |
| ⇒ 以弗所书 | [ yǐ fú suǒ shū ] Epistle of St Paul to the Ephesians |
| ⇒ 以西结书 | [ yǐ xī jié shū ] Book of Ezekiel |
| ⇒ 以赛亚书 | [ yǐ saì yà shū ] Book of Isaiah |
| ⇒ 仰屋著书 | [ yǎng wū zhù shū ] 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 | [ dàn yǐ lǐ shū ] Book of Daniel |
| ⇒ 但书 | [ dàn shū ] proviso, qualifying clause |
| ⇒ 何西阿书 | [ hé xī ā shū ] Book of Hosea |
| ⇒ 佛书 | [ fó shū ] Buddhist texts, scripture |
| ⇒ 俄巴底亚书 | [ é bā dǐ yà shū ] Book of Obadiah |
| ⇒ 借书单 | [ jiè shū dān ] book slip |
| ⇒ 借书证 | [ jiè shū zhèng ] library card |
| ⇒ 倡议书 | [ chàng yì shū ] written proposal, document outlining an initiative |
| ⇒ 伪书 | [ weǐ shū ] forged book, book of dubious authenticity, misattributed book, Apocrypha |
| ⇒ 传书鸽 | [ chuán shū gē ] carrier pigeon (used for mail) |
| ⇒ 传道书 | [ chuán daò shū ] Ecclesiastes (biblical book of sermons) |
| ⇒ 债务证书 | [ zhaì wù zhèng shū ] debt instrument |
| ⇒ 全书 | [ quán shū ] entire book, unabridged book, entire multi-volume work, comprehensive volume |
| ⇒ 八行书 | [ bā háng shū ] formal recommendation letter in eight columns |
| ⇒ 六书 | [ liù shū ] 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 | [ bīng shū ] a book on the art of war |
| ⇒ 出书 | [ chū shū ] to publish books |
| ⇒ 出生证明书 | [ chū shēng zhèng míng shū ] birth certificate, CL:張|张[zhang1] |
| ⇒ 切结书 | [ qiè jié shū ] affidavit, written pledge |
| ⇒ 前汉书 | [ qián hàn shū ] 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 | [ fù shū ji ] deputy secretary |
| ⇒ 副秘书长 | [ fù mì shū zhǎng ] vice-secretary |
| ⇒ 加拉太书 | [ jiā lā taì shū ] Epistle of St Paul to the Galatians |
| ⇒ 包书皮 | [ baō shū pí ] book cover |
| ⇒ 北宋四大部书 | [ beǐ sòng sì dà bù shū ] 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 |
| ⇒ 北齐书 | [ beǐ qí shū ] 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 | [ xié yì shū ] contract, protocol |
| ⇒ 南齐书 | [ nán qí shū ] 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 |
| ⇒ 博德利图书馆 | [ bó dé lì tú shū guǎn ] Bodleian Library (Oxford) |
| ⇒ 参考书 | [ cān kaǒ shū ] reference book |
| ⇒ 丛书 | [ cóng shū ] a series of books, a collection of books |
| ⇒ 古书 | [ gǔ shū ] ancient book, old book |
| ⇒ 史书 | [ shǐ shū ] history book |
| ⇒ 周书 | [ zhoū shū ] 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 |
| ⇒ 哀的美敦书 | [ aī dì meǐ dūn shū ] ultimatum (loanword) |
| ⇒ 哈巴谷书 | [ hā bā gǔ shū ] Book of Habakkuk |
| ⇒ 哈该书 | [ hā gaī shū ] Book of Haggai |
| ⇒ 哥林多前书 | [ gē lín duō qián shū ] First epistle of St Paul to the Corinthians |
| ⇒ 哥林多后书 | [ gē lín duō hoù shū ] Second epistle of St Paul to the Corinthians |
| ⇒ 唐书 | [ táng shū ] 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 | [ kěn shū ] lit. to gnaw a book, to study, to cram |
| ⇒ 商务印书馆 | [ shāng wù yìn shū guǎn ] The Commercial Press, Beijing (est. 1897) |
| ⇒ 商君书 | [ shāng jūn shū ] The Book of Lord Shang, Legalist text of the 4th century BC |
| ⇒ 四库全书 | [ sì kù quán shū ] Siku Quanshu (collection of books compiled during Qing dynasty) |
| ⇒ 四书 | [ sì shū ] 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 |
| ⇒ 国家图书馆 | [ guó jiā tú shū guǎn ] national library |
| ⇒ 国书 | [ guó shū ] credentials (of a diplomat), documents exchanged between nations, national or dynastic history book |
| ⇒ 图书 | [ tú shū ] books (in a library or bookstore), CL:本[ben3],冊|册[ce4],部[bu4] |
| ⇒ 图书管理员 | [ tú shū guǎn lǐ yuán ] librarian |
| ⇒ 图书馆 | [ tú shū guǎn ] library, CL:家[jia1],個|个[ge4] |
| ⇒ 图书馆员 | [ tú shū guǎn yuán ] librarian |
| ⇒ 地书 | [ dì shū ] writing on the ground with a large brush dipped in water |
| ⇒ 报告书 | [ baò gaò shū ] written report |
| ⇒ 大先知书 | [ dà xiān zhī shū ] the biblical books of the prophets |
| ⇒ 天书 | [ tiān shū ] imperial edict, heavenly book (superstition), obscure or illegible writing, double dutch |
| ⇒ 奋笔疾书 | [ fèn bǐ jí shū ] to write at a tremendous speed |
| ⇒ 女书 | [ nǚ shū ] nüshu writing, a phonetic syllabary for Yao ethnic group 瑤族|瑶族[Yao2 zu2] dialect designed and used by women in Jiangyong county 江永縣|江永县[Jiang1 yong3 xian4] in southern Hunan |
| ⇒ 委任书 | [ weǐ rèn shū ] letter of appointment |
| ⇒ 委托书 | [ weǐ tuō shū ] commission, proxy, power of attorney, authorization, warrant |
| ⇒ 婚书 | [ hūn shū ] (old) marriage contract |
| ⇒ 字书 | [ zì shū ] character book (i.e. school primer) |
| ⇒ 学位证书 | [ xué weì zhèng shū ] diploma (for a degree), degree certificate |
| ⇒ 宋四大书 | [ sòng sì dà shū ] 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 |
| ⇒ 宋书 | [ sòng shū ] 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]) |
| ⇒ 宣誓书 | [ xuān shì shū ] affidavit |
| ⇒ 宝书 | [ baǒ shū ] treasured book |
| ⇒ 小人书 | [ rén shū ] children's picture story book, CL:本[ben3] |
| ⇒ 小书签 | [ shū qiān ] bookmarklet (computing) |
| ⇒ 小百科全书 | [ baǐ kē quán shū ] micropedia |
| ⇒ 尚书 | [ shàng shū ] same as 書經|书经[Shu1 jing1] Book of History |
| ⇒ 尚书 | [ shàng shū ] high official, government minister |
| ⇒ 尚书经 | [ shàng shū jīng ] 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 | [ shàng shū láng ] ancient official title |
| ⇒ 岳麓书院 | [ yuè lù shū yuàn ] Yuelu Academy in Changsha, Hunan, famous ancient academy |
| ⇒ 工具书 | [ gōng jù shū ] reference book (such as dictionary, almanac, gazetteer etc) |
| ⇒ 希伯来书 | [ xī bó laí shū ] Epistle of St Paul to the Hebrews |
| ⇒ 帖撒罗尼迦前书 | [ tiě sā luó ní jiā qián shū ] First epistle of St Paul to the Thessalonians |
| ⇒ 帖撒罗尼迦后书 | [ tiě sā luó ní jiā hoù shū ] Second epistle of St Paul to the Thessalonians |
| ⇒ 弥迦书 | [ mí jiā shū ] Book of Micah |
| ⇒ 彼得前书 | [ bǐ dé qián shū ] First Epistle of Peter (in New Testament) |
| ⇒ 彼得后书 | [ bǐ dé hoù shū ] Second Epistle of Peter (in New Testament) |
| ⇒ 后汉书 | [ hoù hàn shū ] History of Eastern Han (later Han), third of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], composed by Fan Ye 范曄|范晔[Fan4 Ye4] in 445 during Song of the Southern Dynasties 南朝宋[Nan2 chao2 Song4], 120 scrolls |
| ⇒ 念书 | [ niàn shū ] to read, to study |
| ⇒ 悔过书 | [ huǐ guò shū ] written repentance |
| ⇒ 情书 | [ qíng shū ] love letter |
| ⇒ 意向书 | [ yì xiàng shū ] letter of intent (LOI) (commerce) |
| ⇒ 成书 | [ chéng shū ] publication, a book's first appearance |
| ⇒ 战书 | [ zhàn shū ] written war challenge |
| ⇒ 户部尚书 | [ hù bù shàng shū ] Minister of Revenue (from the Han dynasty onwards) |
| ⇒ 手书 | [ shoǔ shū ] to write personally, personal letter |
| ⇒ 投书 | [ toú shū ] to deliver, to send a letter, a letter (of complaint, opinion etc) |
| ⇒ 折节读书 | [ zhé jié dú shū ] to start reading furiously, contrary to previous habit (idiom) |
| ⇒ 招股书 | [ zhaō gǔ shū ] prospectus (setting out share offer), offering circular |
| ⇒ 招股说明书 | [ zhaō gǔ shuō míng shū ] prospectus |
| ⇒ 掉书袋 | [ shū daì ] lit. to wave around one's bookbag (idiom), fig. to show off one's erudition, a person who does so |
| ⇒ 推荐书 | [ tuī jiàn shū ] recommendation letter |
| ⇒ 提多书 | [ tí duō shū ] Epistle of St Paul to Titus |
| ⇒ 提摩太前书 | [ tí mó taì qián shū ] First epistle of St Paul to Timothy |
| ⇒ 提摩太后书 | [ tí mó taì hoù shū ] Second epistle of St Paul to Timothy |
| ⇒ 撒迦利亚书 | [ sā jiā lì yà shū ] Book of Zechariah |
| ⇒ 支书 | [ zhī shū ] 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 | [ shū ] to teach (in a school) |
| ⇒ 教书匠 | [ shū jiàng ] hack teacher, pedagogue |
| ⇒ 教科书 | [ kē shū ] textbook, CL:本[ben3] |
| ⇒ 教科书式 | [ kē shū shì ] (neologism c. 2018) worthy of being used as a textbook example, exemplary, classic, quintessential |
| ⇒ 文书 | [ wén shū ] document, official correspondence, secretary, secretariat |
| ⇒ 文书处理 | [ wén shū chǔ lǐ ] dealing with red tape, paperwork, (Tw) word processing |
| ⇒ 斐理伯书 | [ feǐ lǐ bó shū ] Epistle of St Paul to the Philippians |
| ⇒ 新唐书 | [ xīn táng shū ] 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 |
| ⇒ 新约全书 | [ xīn yuē quán shū ] New Testament |
| ⇒ 新华书店 | [ xīn huá shū diàn ] Xinhua Bookstore, China's largest bookstore chain |
| ⇒ 日本书纪 | [ rì běn shū jì ] Nihonshoki or Chronicles of Japan (c. 720) book of mythology and history |
| ⇒ 晋书 | [ jìn shū ] 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 |
| ⇒ 畅销书 | [ chàng shū ] best-seller, best-selling book, blockbuster |
| ⇒ 历书 | [ lì shū ] almanac |
| ⇒ 书中自有黄金屋，书中自有颜如玉 | [ shū zhōng zì yoǔ huáng jīn wū shū zhōng zì yoǔ yán rú yù ] lit. in books are sumptuous houses and graceful ladies (proverb), fig. be diligent in your studies, success and glory will follow |
| ⇒ 有声书 | [ yoǔ shēng shū ] audiobook |
| ⇒ 板书 | [ bǎn shū ] to write on the blackboard, writing on the blackboard |
| ⇒ 林书豪 | [ lín shū haó ] Jeremy Lin (1988-), Taiwanese-American professional basketball player (NBA) |
| ⇒ 梁唐晋汉周书 | [ liáng táng jìn hàn zhoū shū ] another name for History of the Five Dynasties between Tang and Song 舊五代史|旧五代史[Jiu4 Wu3 dai4 shi3] |
| ⇒ 梁书 | [ liáng shū ] 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 | [ fàn shū ] Brahmana, ancient Hindu texts |
| ⇒ 楷书 | [ kaǐ shū ] regular script (Chinese calligraphic style) |
| ⇒ 标书 | [ shū ] bid or tender submission or delivery, bid or tender document |
| ⇒ 檄书 | [ xí shū ] (old, now used figuratively) official call to arms, official denunciation |
| ⇒ 歌罗西书 | [ gē luó xī shū ] Epistle of St Paul to the Colossians |
| ⇒ 正书 | [ zhèng shū ] regular script (Chinese calligraphic style) |
| ⇒ 武经七书 | [ wǔ jīng qī shū ] 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 | [ haǐ shàng qí shū ] literary journal published in 1892-93 by Han Bangqing 韓邦慶|韩邦庆 featuring serialized novels in Classical Chinese and Jiangsu vernacular |
| ⇒ 海淀图书城 | [ haǐ diàn tú shū chéng ] Haidian Book City, Beijing bookstore |
| ⇒ 淫书 | [ yín shū ] obscene book, pornography |
| ⇒ 汉书 | [ hàn shū ] 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 |
| ⇒ 焚书坑儒 | [ fén shū kēng rú ] to burn the Confucian classics and bury alive the Confucian scholars (acts supposedly committed by the first emperor 秦始皇[Qin2 Shi3 huang2]) |
| ⇒ 无巧不成书 | [ wú bù chéng shū ] curious coincidence |
| ⇒ 牛角挂书 | [ niú guà shū ] lit. to hang one's books on cow horns (idiom), fig. to be diligent in one's studies |
| ⇒ 犹大书 | [ yoú dà shū ] Epistle of St Jude (in New Testament) |
| ⇒ 琴书 | [ qín shū ] traditional art form, consisting of sung story telling with musical accompaniment |
| ⇒ 琴棋书画 | [ qín qí shū huà ] the four arts (zither, Go, calligraphy, painting), the accomplishments of a well-educated person |
| ⇒ 玛拉基书 | [ mǎ lā jī shū ] Book of Malachi |
| ⇒ 申诉书 | [ shēn sù shū ] written appeal |
| ⇒ 申请书 | [ shēn qǐng shū ] application, application form, petition (to higher authorities) |
| ⇒ 毕业证书 | [ bì yè zhèng shū ] (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[xue2 wei4 zheng4 shu1], (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 |
| ⇒ 疾书 | [ jí shū ] to scribble rapidly |
| ⇒ 白皮书 | [ baí pí shū ] white paper (e.g. containing proposals for new legislation), white book |
| ⇒ 白银书 | [ baí yín shū ] valuable book decorated with silver, gold and jewels etc, commonly regarded as a disguised form of bribe |
| ⇒ 白面书生 | [ baí miàn shū shēng ] lit. pale-faced scholar (idiom); young and inexperienced person without practical experience, still wet behind the ears |
| ⇒ 百科全书 | [ baǐ kē quán shū ] encyclopedia, CL:本[ben3],集[ji2] |
| ⇒ 直书 | [ zhí shū ] to record faithfully |
| ⇒ 看书 | [ kàn shū ] to read, to study |
| ⇒ 真书 | [ zhēn shū ] regular script (Chinese calligraphic style) |
| ⇒ 知书达理 | [ zhī shū dá lǐ ] educated and well-balanced (idiom) |
| ⇒ 禁书 | [ jìn shū ] banned book |
| ⇒ 福音书 | [ fú yīn shū ] gospel |
| ⇒ 礼部尚书 | [ lǐ bù shàng shū ] Director of Board of Rites (Confucian) |
| ⇒ 秉笔直书 | [ bǐng bǐ zhí shū ] to record faithfully |
| ⇒ 秘书 | [ mì shū ] secretary |
| ⇒ 秘书长 | [ mì shū zhǎng ] secretary-general |
| ⇒ 竹书纪年 | [ zhú shū jì nián ] Bamboo Annals, early chronicle of Chinese ancient history, written c. 300 BC |
| ⇒ 竺书 | [ zhú shū ] Buddhist texts (archaic), scripture |
| ⇒ 篆书 | [ zhuàn shū ] seal script (Chinese calligraphic style) |
| ⇒ 籀书 | [ zhoù shū ] seal script used throughout the pre-Han period |
| ⇒ 约拿书 | [ yuē ná shū ] Book of Jonah |
| ⇒ 约书亚 | [ yuē shū yà ] Joshua (name) |
| ⇒ 约书亚记 | [ yuē shū yà jì ] Book of Joshua |
| ⇒ 约珥书 | [ yuē ěr shū ] Book of Joel |
| ⇒ 约翰一书 | [ yuē hàn yī shū ] First epistle of St John |
| ⇒ 约翰三书 | [ yuē hàn sān shū ] Third epistle of St John |
| ⇒ 约翰二书 | [ yuē hàn èr shū ] Second epistle of St John |
| ⇒ 约翰参书 | [ yuē hàn cān shū ] Third epistle of St John, also written 約翰三書|约翰三书 |
| ⇒ 约翰壹书 | [ yuē hàn yī shū ] First epistle of St John, also written 約翰一書|约翰一书 |
| ⇒ 约翰贰书 | [ yuē hàn èr shū ] Second epistle of St John, also written 約翰二書|约翰二书 |
| ⇒ 红宝书 | [ hóng baǒ shū ] 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 | [ jué mìng shū ] suicide note |
| ⇒ 经书 | [ jīng shū ] classic books in Confucianism, scriptures, sutras |
| ⇒ 绿皮书 | [ lǜ pí shū ] green paper (government report proposing policies and inviting discussion) |
| ⇒ 总书记 | [ zǒng shū ji ] general secretary (of the Communist Party) |
| ⇒ 续书 | [ xù shū ] sequel, continuation of a book |
| ⇒ 罄竹难书 | [ qìng zhú nán shū ] 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 | [ qìng bǐ nán shū ] too numerous to be cited (of atrocities or misdeeds) (idiom), see also 罄竹難書|罄竹难书[qing4 zhu2 nan2 shu1] |
| ⇒ 罗马书 | [ luó mǎ shū ] Epistle of St Paul to the Romans |
| ⇒ 耶利米书 | [ yē lì mǐ shū ] Book of Jeremiah |
| ⇒ 圣贤书 | [ shèng xián shū ] holy book |
| ⇒ 聘书 | [ pìn shū ] letter of appointment, contract |
| ⇒ 联合国秘书处 | [ lián hé guó mì shū chù ] United Nations Secretariat |
| ⇒ 声明书 | [ shēng míng shū ] statement |
| ⇒ 听君一席话，胜读十年书 | [ tīng jūn yī xí huà shèng dú shí nián shū ] listening to the words of a wise man can be superior to studying ten years of books (proverb) |
| ⇒ 听书 | [ tīng shū ] to listen to stories, to listen to performance of 說書|说书 storytelling |
| ⇒ 肄业证书 | [ yì yè zhèng shū ] certificate of partial completion, certificate of attendance (for a student who did not graduate) |
| ⇒ 背书 | [ beì shū ] to recite a text from memory, to learn a text by heart, to back, to endorse (a political candidate, product, check etc), backing, endorsement |
| ⇒ 腓利门书 | [ feí lì mén shū ] Epistle of St Paul to Philemon |
| ⇒ 腓立比书 | [ feí lì bǐ shū ] Epistle of St Paul to the Philippians |
| ⇒ 脸书 | [ liǎn shū ] Facebook |
| ⇒ 自白书 | [ zì baí shū ] confession |
| ⇒ 旧唐书 | [ jiù táng shū ] 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 |
| ⇒ 旧书 | [ jiù shū ] second-hand book, old book, ancient book |
| ⇒ 旧约全书 | [ jiù yuē quán shū ] Old Testament |
| ⇒ 草书 | [ caǒ shū ] grass script, cursive script (Chinese calligraphic style) |
| ⇒ 著书 | [ zhù shū ] to write a book |
| ⇒ 著书立说 | [ zhù shū lì shuō ] to write a book advancing one's theory (idiom) |
| ⇒ 蓝皮书 | [ lán pí shū ] an official report (e.g. governmental) |
| ⇒ 藏书 | [ cáng shū ] to collect books, library collection |
| ⇒ 藏书票 | [ cáng shū ] bookplate |
| ⇒ 血书 | [ xuè shū ] letter written in one's own blood, expressing determination, hatred, last wishes etc |
| ⇒ 行千里路，读万卷书 | [ xíng qiān lǐ lù dú wàn juàn shū ] see 行萬里路，讀萬卷書|行万里路，读万卷书[xing2 wan4 li3 lu4 , du2 wan4 juan4 shu1] |
| ⇒ 行书 | [ xíng shū ] running script, semicursive script (Chinese calligraphic style) |
| ⇒ 行万里路胜读万卷书 | [ xíng wàn lǐ lù shèng dú wàn juǎn shū ] to travel a thousand miles beats reading a thousand books |
| ⇒ 行万里路，读万卷书 | [ xíng wàn lǐ lù dú wàn juàn shū ] Knowledge comes from books and from experience of the world. (idiom), Learn as much as you can and do all you can. |
| ⇒ 西番雅书 | [ xī fān yǎ shū ] Book of Zephaniah |
| ⇒ 订书机 | [ dìng shū jī ] stapler, stapling machine, bookbinding machine, CL:臺|台[tai2] |
| ⇒ 订书钉 | [ dìng shū dīng ] staple (stationery) |
| ⇒ 订书针 | [ dìng shū zhēn ] staple |
| ⇒ 诏书 | [ zhaò shū ] edict, written imperial order |
| ⇒ 评书 | [ píng shū ] pingshu, a folk art where a single performer narrates stories from history or fiction |
| ⇒ 诗书 | [ shī shū ] the Book of Songs 詩經|诗经[Shi1 jing1] and the Book of History 書經|书经[Shu1 jing1] |
| ⇒ 说明书 | [ shuō míng shū ] (technical) manual, (book of) directions, synopsis (of a play or film), specification (patent), CL:本[ben3] |
| ⇒ 说书 | [ shuō shū ] folk art consisting of storytelling to music |
| ⇒ 请愿书 | [ qǐng yuàn shū ] petition |
| ⇒ 谏书 | [ jiàn shū ] written admonition from an official to his sovereign (old) |
| ⇒ 证明书 | [ zhèng míng shū ] certificate |
| ⇒ 证书 | [ zhèng shū ] credentials, certificate |
| ⇒ 议定书 | [ yì dìng shū ] protocol, treaty |
| ⇒ 读书 | [ dú shū ] to read a book, to study, to attend school |
| ⇒ 读书人 | [ dú shū rén ] scholar, intellectual |
| ⇒ 读书会 | [ dú shū huì ] study group |
| ⇒ 读书机 | [ dú shū jī ] audio-output reading machine |
| ⇒ 读万卷书，行万里路 | [ dú wàn juàn shū xíng wàn lǐ lù ] see 行萬里路，讀萬卷書|行万里路，读万卷书[xing2 wan4 li3 lu4 , du2 wan4 juan4 shu1] |
| ⇒ 财务秘书 | [ caí wù mì shū ] treasurer |
| ⇒ 购书券 | [ goù shū quàn ] book token |
| ⇒ 起诉书 | [ qǐ sù shū ] indictment (law), statement of charges (law) |
| ⇒ 辞书 | [ cí shū ] dictionary, encyclopedia |
| ⇒ 辞书学 | [ cí shū xué ] lexicography |
| ⇒ 通书 | [ tōng shū ] almanac |
| ⇒ 通知书 | [ tōng zhī shū ] written notice |
| ⇒ 连书 | [ lián shū ] 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 | [ yí shū ] posthumous writing, testament, suicide note, ancient literature |
| ⇒ 还书 | [ huán shū ] return books |
| ⇒ 那鸿书 | [ nà hóng shū ] Book of Nahum |
| ⇒ 郢书燕说 | [ yǐng shū yān shuō ] 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" |
| ⇒ 医书 | [ yī shū ] medical book |
| ⇒ 钉书机 | [ dìng shū jī ] stapler |
| ⇒ 钉书针 | [ dìng shū zhēn ] staple, also written 訂書針|订书针[ding4 shu1 zhen1] |
| ⇒ 录取通知书 | [ lù qǔ tōng zhī shū ] admission notice (delivered by a university) |
| ⇒ 钱钟书 | [ qián zhōng shū ] Qian Zhongshu (1910-1998), literary academic and novelist, author of the 1947 novel Fortress Beseiged 圍城|围城 |
| ⇒ 闲书 | [ xián shū ] light reading |
| ⇒ 阿摩司书 | [ ā mó sī shū ] Book of Amos, one of the books of the Nevi'im and of the Christian Old Testament |
| ⇒ 陈书 | [ chén shū ] 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 |
| ⇒ 陈述书 | [ chén shù shū ] representation letter (law), a brief, written statement, declaration |
| ⇒ 隋书 | [ suí shū ] 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 | [ lì shū ] clerical script, official script (Chinese calligraphic style) |
| ⇒ 雅各书 | [ yǎ gè shū ] Epistle of St James (in New Testament) |
| ⇒ 电子书 | [ diàn zǐ shū ] electronic book, e-book, e-book reader |
| ⇒ 电纸书 | [ diàn zhǐ shū ] electronic book reader |
| ⇒ 韵书 | [ yùn shū ] rime dictionary (ancient type of Chinese dictionary that collates characters by tone and rhyme rather than by radical) |
| ⇒ 类书 | [ leì shū ] 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) |
| ⇒ 体书 | [ tǐ shū ] calligraphic style |
| ⇒ 魏书 | [ weì shū ] 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 |
| ⇒ 鸟虫书 | [ chóng shū ] bird writing, a calligraphic style based on seal script 篆書|篆书[zhuan4 shu1], but with characters decorated as birds and insects |
| ⇒ 黄书 | [ huáng shū ] pornographic book |
| ⇒ 黄色书刊 | [ huáng sè shū kān ] pornographic book |
| ⇒ 默书 | [ mò shū ] to write from memory |
| ⇒ 齐书 | [ qí shū ] 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 |
