printed book; printed edition
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
printed book; typographic edition (as opposed to a handwritten manuscript)
In textual scholarship and bibliography, this term specifically contrasts with 抄本 (handwritten manuscript), referring to books produced through printing technology (woodblock, movable type, or modern press).
Zhè这
shì是
yī一
běn本
zhēn珍
guì贵
de的
Sòng宋
bǎn版
yìn印
běn本
。
This is a precious Song Dynasty printed edition.
Yìn印
běn本
bǐ比
chāo抄
běn本
gèng更
róng容
yì易
bǎo保
cún存
hé和
chuán传
bō播
。
Printed books are easier to preserve and disseminate than handwritten manuscripts.
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Tú图
shū书
guǎn馆
shōu收
cáng藏
le了
xǔ许
duō多
Mín民
guó国
shí时
qí期
de的
yìn印
běn本
。
The library has collected many printed editions from the Republican period.