册

冊

cè

noun/measure word HSK 5 #11,152

Meanings

Originally depicted bamboo strips bound together — an ancient book

Zhè tào shū yīgòng yǒu shí cè.

This set of books has ten volumes in total.

Qǐng ná chū nǐmen de kèběn dì èr cè.

Please take out volume two of your textbook.

Shǒucè shàng yǒu xiángxì de shuōmíng.

The handbook has detailed instructions.

usage

册 as a measure word counts volumes: 一册书 (one volume). 手册 (shǒucè) = handbook. 画册 (huàcè) = picture album. 纪念册 (jìniàncè) = commemorative album.

册 cè