合訂本

简 合订本 · 繁 合訂本
Mandarin · pinyin hé dìng běn

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  1. bound volume
  2. one-volume edition
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合
hé · combine, unite, join; gather
訂
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本
běn · root, origin, source; basis
订
dìng · draw up agreement; arrange
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2–4–3 · he2 ding4 ben3

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noun

  1. one-volume edition (single-volume publication composed of what were separate volumes)
  2. (figurative, Mainland China, Internet slang) a collection of one's past statements, typically compiled to expose the contradictions against their present stance
  3. (figurative, Internet slang) tl;dr summary of different viewpoints or the origin and development of an event

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