shūqiān

书签

Word · NounTraditional書籤

book label; bookmark

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Meanings

2 senses · 7 examples
1.

noun

title label (paper or silk strip pasted on book cover)

Originally referred to labels on thread-bound books; may also be pronounced with rhotic suffix as shū qiānr.

Zhè这
běn本
xiàn线
zhuāng装
shū书
de的
shū书
qiān签
shì是
yòng用
juàn绢
zuò做
de的
 。

The title label on this thread-bound book is made of silk.

Gǔ古
jí籍
de的
shū书
qiān签
shàng上
xiě写
zhe着
shū书
míng名
hé和
juàn卷
shù数
 。

The label on the ancient book bears the title and volume number.

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Zhè这
běn本
shū书
de的
shū书
qiān签
yǐ已
jīng经
pò破
sǔn损
le了
 。

The title strip on this book is already damaged.

2.

noun

bookmark (slip placed in a book to mark one's place)

Also called 书签儿 (shū qiānr) in colloquial speech with the rhotic suffix.

Qǐng请
bǎ把
shū书
qiān签
jiā夹
zài在
nǐ你
dú读
dào到
de的
nà那
yī一
yè页
 。

Please place the bookmark at the page you are reading.

Zhè这
gè个
jīn金
shǔ属
shū书
qiān签
hěn很
piào漂
liang亮
 。

This metal bookmark is very beautiful.

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Wǒ我
de的
shū书
qiān签
diào掉
le了
 ,
zhǎo找
bu不
dào到
dú读
dào到
nǎr哪
le儿
 了
 。

I lost my bookmark and can't find where I was reading.

Tā他
xǐ喜
huan欢
shōu收
jí集
gè各
zhǒng种
gè各
yàng样
de的
shū书
qiān签
 。

He likes to collect all kinds of bookmarks.