- 大写dà xiěcapital letters, uppercase; elaborate Chinese numerals (used in finance to prevent tampering)HSK 7-9
- 序xù(bound form) order; sequence; (bound form) preface; introductory textHSK 7-9
- 朗诵lǎng sòngto recite, to read aloud with expressionHSK 7-9
- 画报huà bàoillustrated magazine or newspaper; pictorialHSK 7-9
- 百科全书bǎi kē quán shūencyclopediaHSK 7-9
- 文本wén běntext (written material, document); version (of a document, software, etc.)HSK 7-9
- 文献wén xiànacademic literature, historical document (including research papers, archives, and scholarly texts)HSK 6
- 页面yè miànpage (of a book, magazine, website, etc.)HSK 7-9
- 宝典bǎo diǎnvaluable book; treasured bookHSK 7-9
- 撰写zhuàn xiěto write (formal); to composeHSK 7-9
- 日记本rì jì běndiaryHSK 7-9
- 出处chū chùsource (of a quotation or allusion); background (of a person, especially one's origin or upbringing)HSK 7-9
- 索引suǒ yǐnindex (in a book or database); concordanceHSK 7-9
- 篇章piān zhāngsections and chapters (of a book); (literary) piece of writing, work; (linguistics) discourse, textHSK 7-9
- 讲稿jiǎng gǎospeech draft; lecture notesHSK 7-9
- 诵读sòng dúto read aloud (with rhythm or expression, often classical texts or poetry)HSK 7-9
- 辑jí(bound form) compile, edit, collect; (classifier) volume, issue, series installmentHSK 7-9
- 抄袭chāo xíto plagiarize, to copy (someone else's work); (military) to attack the flank or rear of an enemyHSK 7-9
- 拜读bài dòu(polite) to read (someone's work) respectfully; to have the honor of readingHSK 7-9
- 看报kānto read a newspaper (a verb-object compound)HSK 7-9
- 经文jīng wén(religious) scripture, sacred textHSK 7-9
- 认字rèn zìto recognize / read (Chinese characters); to be literateHSK 7-9
- 摘要zhāi yào(noun) summary; abstract; (verb) to summarize; to extract the main pointsHSK 7-9
- 撰稿人zhuàn gǎo rénauthor, drafter (of a manuscript)HSK 7-9
- 注释zhù shìto annotate, to add comments (to a text); annotation, explanatory noteHSK 7-9
- 草拟cǎo nǐto draft, to draw up (a document, plan, etc.)HSK 7-9
- 象形文字xiàng xíng wén zìhieroglyphics (especially ancient Egyptian); pictographic writing (any script using pictures for words or concepts)HSK 7-9
- 册子cè zibooklet, pamphlet, thin volumeHSK 7-9
- 百科bǎi kēencyclopediaHSK 7-9
- 抄写chāo xiěto copy by hand, to transcribeHSK 7-9
- 收录shōu lùto include (in a collection); to compile; to record (entries, songs, works); to recruit; to employ (in older or formal usage)HSK 7-9
- 文思wén sāiflow of thought in writing; literary inspirationHSK 7-9
- 文案wén àncopywriter (in advertising or marketing); copy, advertising text, or business document requiring actionHSK 7-9
- 问号wèn hàoquestion mark (the punctuation ?); uncertainty, unknown factor, unsolved problemHSK 7-9
- 原稿yuán gǎooriginal manuscript; master copyHSK 7-9
- 润色rùn sèto polish (writing), to touch up (a text)HSK 7-9
- 字样zì yàng(noun) words or text (especially quoted on labels, signs, or documents); (noun) model of written characters (for calligraphy or design)HSK 7-9
- 记下jì xiàto note down, to write downHSK 7-9
- 书迷shū míbook lover, bookworm, bibliophile; fan of traditional Chinese storytelling (说书)HSK 7-9
- 只字zhīa single word (or character) in writingHSK 7-9
- 校正jiào zhèngto proofread and correct (texts, manuscripts, etc.); to rectify (errors, deviations, etc.)HSK 7-9
- 白纸bái zhǐwhite paper (blank paper)HSK 7-9
- 复本fù běnduplicate, copyHSK 7-9
- 大纲dà gāngoutline; synopsisHSK 7-9
- 装订zhuāng dìngto bind (books, documents)HSK 7-9
- 逗号dòu háocomma (punctuation mark, ，)HSK 7-9
- 书刊shū kānbooks and periodicalsHSK 7-9
- 书评shū píngbook reviewHSK 7-9
- 书页shū yèpage (of a book)HSK 7-9
- 修订xiū dìngto revise; to amend; to update (texts, plans, etc.)HSK 6
- 勾画gōu huàto sketch; to outline (a picture, plan, or concept)HSK 7-9
- 概要gài yàosummary, outline, essentialsHSK 7-9
- 翻阅fān yuèto browse, to leaf through, to glance over (a book, magazine, document, etc.)HSK 7-9
- 速记sù jì(noun) shorthand; stenography; (verb) to take shorthandHSK 7-9
- 书信shū xìnletter, written correspondence (formal/literary term)HSK 7-9
- 字形zì xíngform of a Chinese characterHSK 7-9
- 笔下bǐ xià(one's) writing ability and skill; the style, wording, and content of a written workHSK 7-9
- 大全dàcomplete collection (often used in book titles)HSK 7-9
- 文摘wén zhāiabstract (summary of a text); digest (collection of summaries)HSK 7-9
- 藏书cáng shūto collect booksHSK 7-9