xiànzhuāng

线装

Word · AdjectiveTraditional線裝

thread-bound bookbinding; traditional Chinese bookbinding

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

adjective

thread-bound; bound with thread on the outside (traditional Chinese bookbinding)

As an attributive adjective (属性词), it can only modify nouns (e.g., 线装书, 线装本) and cannot be used as a predicate or with '很'.

Tā他
shōu收
cáng藏
le了
hěn很
duō多
xiàn线
zhuāng装
shū书
 。

He has collected many thread-bound books.

Zhè这
jiā家
chū出
bǎn版
shè社
tuī推
chū出
le了
xiàn线
zhuāng装
běn本
 《
Hóng红
Lóu楼
Mèng梦
 》
 。

This publishing house released a thread-bound edition of 'Dream of the Red Chamber'.

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Xiàn线
zhuāng装
gǔ古
jí籍
de的
zhuāng装
zhēn帧
gōng工
yì艺
fēi非
cháng常
fù复
zá杂
 。

The binding craft of ancient thread-bound books is very complex.

Zhè这
zhǒng种
chuán传
tǒng统
de的
xiàn线
zhuāng装
xíng形
shì式
yǐ已
jīng经
yǒu有
yī一
qiān千
duō多
nián年
de的
lì历
shǐ史
le了
 。

This traditional thread-bound form has a history of more than a thousand years.