册
book; volume; imperial edict
Meanings
3 senses · 13 examplesnoun
book; volume; notebook
Refers to bound documents, books, or notebooks.
I bought a new name directory book.
This art album collects many modern oil painting works.
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On graduation day, we gave each other commemorative albums.
The teacher asked us to organize our class notes into workbooks.
The museum displayed ancient bamboo slip books.
measure word
volume; copy (for books)
Used for bound works, especially multi-volume book sets.
This Complete Library of the Four Treasuries has more than 300 volumes.
This set of science fiction novels has ten volumes total.
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Please deliver these three textbooks to the office.
This encyclopedia was published in two volumes: upper and lower.
This set of ancient books in the library has twenty volumes.
noun
imperial edict for peerage conferment
literaryUsed only in literary or historical formal contexts.
The Tang Dynasty emperor issued an imperial edict for the empress's conferment.
In ancient times, special imperial seals were used when conferring feudal princes.
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This historical record documents the imperial edict for conferring meritorious officials.