书背 (shū bēi) — spine of a book
Definition
The narrow side of a bound book where pages are joined — the spine. Use it for the physical part only, not the cover (封面) or back cover (封底).
noun
spine of a book
Examples
- 书背。Zhè běn cí diǎn de shū bēi shàng yìn zhe shū míng.The title is printed on the spine of this dictionary.
- 书背，。shū bēi Pò sǔn le, xū yào chóng xīn zhuāng dìng.The book spine is damaged and needs to be rebound.
- 书背。Tú shū guǎn lǐ měi běn shū de shū bēi dōu yǒu biān hào.Every book in the library has a number on its spine.
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