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Vocabulary

作

zuò — to write, compose, or create a work

者

zhě — person who does something, suffix for doer

插图

chātú — illustration, picture inserted within a book

版权页

bǎnquányè — copyright page found at front of book

装饰

zhuāngshì — decoration, ornament used to beautify something

图案

tú'àn — pattern or design used decoratively

纽

niǔ — button, knob; also used in place name New York

约

yuē — approximately; also part of New York transliteration

与

yǔ — and, with; connecting two nouns or phrases

出版社

chūbǎnshè — publishing house, company that publishes books

出

chū — to come out, produce, publish something

版

bǎn — edition, print; block used in printing

商

shāng — merchant, business person, commercial entity

版权

bǎnquán — copyright, legal right to published work

所有

suǒyǒu — all rights reserved; to own or possess something

年

nián — year, used after numbers to indicate a year

美国

Měiguó — United States of America

根据

gēnjù — according to, based on a rule or law

国会

guóhuì — congress, national legislative assembly

法案

fǎ'àn — bill or act passed by a legislative body

著

zhù — to write, author; noted literary work

翻印

fānyìn — to reprint or reproduce printed material

必究

bìjiū — will certainly be pursued legally, infringers prosecuted

印刷

yìnshuā — printing, the process of printing materials

于

yú — at, in, on; preposition indicating location or time

乡村

xiāngcūn — countryside, rural area outside of cities

生活

shēnghuó — life, lifestyle, daily living

纽约州

Niǔyuē Zhōu — New York State, a state in the northeastern USA