miscellaneous notes; random jottings (often in titles)
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
miscellaneous notes or sketches about a particular subject or activity (often used in book or article titles)
Commonly appears in titles of travelogues, memoirs, or observational essays to indicate an informal, episodic style of writing.
Tā他
chū出
bǎn版
le了
yī一
běn本
《
Lǚ旅
Měi美
Sǎn散
Jì记
》
。
He published a book titled "Miscellaneous Notes on America."
Zhè这
běn本
sǎn散
jì记
jì记
lù录
le了
tā他
lǚ旅
tú途
zhōng中
de的
suǒ所
jiàn见
suǒ所
wén闻
。
This collection of miscellaneous notes records what he saw and heard during his travels.
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Bào报
shàng上
lián连
zǎi载
le了
tā他
de的
Fēi非
zhōu洲
sǎn散
jì记
。
The newspaper serialized his miscellaneous notes on Africa.