wooden writing slips
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
wooden slips or tablets used for writing in ancient China
archaicA type of writing material used before the widespread adoption of paper. They were often bound together with cords to form 'books' or official records.
Kǎo考
gǔ古
xué学
jiā家
fā发
xiàn现
le了
dà大
liàng量
Hàn汉
dài代
mù木
jiǎn简
。
Archaeologists discovered a large number of wooden slips from the Han Dynasty.
Zhè这
xiē些
mù木
jiǎn简
shàng上
jì记
zǎi载
zhe着
zhòng重
yào要
de的
fǎ法
lǜ律
tiáo条
wén文
。
These wooden slips record important legal provisions.
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Mù木
jiǎn简
shì是
yán研
jiū究
gǔ古
dài代
lì历
shǐ史
de的
zhòng重
yào要
wén文
wù物
。
Wooden slips are important artifacts for studying ancient history.