to write; written work; publication
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to write; to compose (a literary or scholarly work)
formalSpecifically refers to the serious act of writing books, papers, or other significant works. Usually used with complements indicating time, like "多年".
Tā他
bì毕
shēng生
cóng从
shì事
xiě写
zuò作
，
zhù著
zuò作
děng等
shēn身
。
He devoted his whole life to writing and his works are voluminous.
Zhè这
wèi位
jiào教
shòu授
zhèng正
zài在
wèi为
yī一
bù部
xué学
shù术
zhuān专
zhù著
shōu收
jí集
zī资
liào料
。
This professor is collecting materials for an academic monograph.
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Tā他
yǐ以
zhé哲
xué学
sī思
xiǎng想
zhù著
zuò作
wén闻
míng名
。
He is famous for writing on philosophical ideas.
noun
written work; work; publication; book
formalRefers to the finished product of writing, such as a book, a paper, or a corpus of work.
Zhè这
shì是
yī一
běn本
guān关
yú于
Zhōng中
guó国
lì历
shǐ史
de的
jīng经
diǎn典
zhù著
zuò作
。
This is a classic work on Chinese history.
Zhè这
wèi位
zuò作
jiā家
de的
zhù著
zuò作
bèi被
fān翻
yì译
chéng成
duō多
zhǒng种
yǔ语
yán言
。
This author's works have been translated into many languages.
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Tú图
shū书
guǎn馆
shōu收
cáng藏
le了
tā他
de的
quán全
bù部
xué学
shù术
zhù著
zuò作
。
The library has collected all his academic publications.