anthology; selected works; reader
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1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
anthology; collection of selected writings compiled from one or more authors
Commonly used in literary and academic contexts to refer to compiled selections of poetry, prose, or other writings, as opposed to complete works (全集).
Zhè这
shì是
yī一
bù部
Táng唐
shī诗
xuǎn选
běn本
，
shōu收
lù录
le了
sān三
bǎi百
shǒu首
jīng经
diǎn典
shī诗
zuò作
。
This is a Tang poetry anthology containing three hundred classic poems.
Xuǎn选
běn本
hé和
quán全
jí集
bù不
tóng同
，
zhǐ只
shōu收
lù录
dài代
biǎo表
xìng性
zuò作
pǐn品
。
An anthology differs from complete works in that it only includes representative pieces.
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Tā他
zhèng正
zài在
biān编
zuǎn纂
yī一
bù部
xiàn现
dài代
sǎn散
wén文
xuǎn选
běn本
。
He is currently compiling an anthology of modern prose.
Zhè这
běn本
xuǎn选
běn本
xuǎn选
lù录
le了
èr二
shí十
wèi位
dāng当
dài代
zuò作
jiā家
de的
duǎn短
piān篇
xiǎo小
shuō说
。
This anthology selects short stories by twenty contemporary writers.