书 — meaning in English
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English meaning
- book noun A set of printed or written pages bound together, meant to be read.
- ledger noun A book or record used to track financial transactions.
- textbook noun A book used for formal study of a particular subject, especially in schools or universities.
- tome noun A large, heavy, or scholarly book, especially one volume in a series.
Senses
书 is used for these senses in English:
- beechnut The small, triangular, edible nut of the beech tree.
- book A collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge, containing printed or written material, pictures, etc.
- omasum (biology, food) The third compartment of the stomach of a ruminant; the lining of said compartment, regarded as a foodstuff.
- textbook (literally) Of or pertaining to textbooks or their style, especially in being dry and pedagogical; textbooky, textbooklike.
- tome A large or scholarly book.
book — full definition
- noun A set of printed or written pages bound together, meant to be read.
- noun A record of a business's financial transactions (usually plural: "the books").
- noun A person or organization that takes bets on the outcome of events; short for bookmaker.
- verb To arrange or reserve something in advance.
- verb To formally record a suspect's details after an arrest.
ledger — full definition
- noun A book or record used to track financial transactions.
- verb To fish using a weight that holds the bait on the riverbed.