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开本

Word · NounTraditional開本

book format; book size

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Meanings

1 sense · 5 examples
1.

noun

book format; size of a book or publication

formal

A technical term in printing and publishing. Common formats include 16开 (16mo), 32开 (32mo). The smaller the number, the larger the page size.

Zhè这
běn本
cí词
diǎn典
shì是
sān三
shí十
èr二
kāi开
běn本
 ,
xié携
dài带
hěn很
fāng方
biàn便
 。

This dictionary is in the 32mo format, which is very portable.

Jīng精
zhuāng装
huà画
cè册
tōng通
cháng常
cǎi采
yòng用
dà大
kāi开
běn本
 ,
bǐ比
rú如
bā八
kāi开
běn本
 。

Hardcover art albums usually adopt large formats, such as the 8vo format.

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Bù不
tóng同
kāi开
běn本
de的
shū书
jí籍
duì对
zhǐ纸
zhāng张
de的
lì利
yòng用
lǜ率
bù不
tóng同
 。

Books of different formats have different paper utilization rates.

Tú图
shū书
guǎn馆
lǐ里
jì既
yǒu有
shí十
liù六
kāi开
běn本
de的
xué学
shù术
qī期
kān刊
 ,
yě也
yǒu有
liù六
shí十
sì四
kāi开
běn本
de的
kǒu口
dài袋
shū书
 。

In the library, there are academic journals in the 16mo format and pocket books in the 64mo format.

Xuǎn选
zé择
shū书
jí籍
kāi开
běn本
shí时
 ,
xū需
yào要
kǎo考
lǜ虑
nèi内
róng容
 、
chéng成
běn本
hé和
yuè阅
dú读
xí习
guàn惯
 。

When choosing a book format, one needs to consider the content, cost, and reading habits.