书稿

書稿

shūgǎo

noun #36,560

Measure Word

一部书稿 bù

Meanings

1 manuscript of a book
2 book draft

Characters

draft; manuscript

Examples

他终于把书稿交给了出版社。

Tā zhōngyú bǎ shūgǎo jiāo gěi le chūbǎnshè.

He finally turned the manuscript over to the publisher.

这部书稿写了整整三年。

Zhè bù shūgǎo xiě le zhěngzhěng sān nián.

He spent a full three years writing this manuscript.

Tips

usage

书稿 is the manuscript of a book specifically. For a single article or paper, use 文稿 (wéngǎo); for a speech, 讲稿 (jiǎnggǎo); for a draft generally, 草稿 (cǎogǎo).

Stroke Order

书 shū

稿 gǎo