index (at the back of a book)
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index (at the back of a book, arranged alphabetically or by stroke order)
formalOriginally a phonetic translation of English "index," this term is now chiefly used in academic and library contexts, especially for classical Chinese texts. In general modern usage, 索引 is more common.
Zhè这
běn本
shū书
hòu后
miàn面
fù附
yǒu有
xiáng详
xì细
de的
yǐn引
dé得
，
fāng方
biàn便
dú读
zhě者
chá查
zhǎo找
rén人
míng名
hé和
dì地
míng名
。
This book has a detailed index at the back, making it convenient for readers to look up personal and place names.
Yǐn引
de得
shì是
àn按
bǐ笔
huà画
shùn顺
xù序
pái排
liè列
de的
。
The index is arranged by stroke order.
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Xué学
zhě者
men们
cháng常
wéi为
gǔ古
jí籍
biān编
zuǎn纂
yǐn引
dé得
，
yǐ以
biàn便
jiǎn检
suǒ索
。
Scholars often compile indexes for classical texts to facilitate retrieval.