绑定
bǎngdìng
In Chinese, the word for binding (referring to the spine of a book) is 绑定 (bǎngdìng).
The term refers to the binding or spine of a book.
Meaning: spine of a book (noun)
Which one should you use?
Use 装订 (zhuāng dìng) specifically when referring to the process of bookbinding or binding pages together. Use 紧固 (jǐn gù) when you mean the act of securely fastening or tightening objects together.
How do you pronounce it?
bǎngdìng
Did you know?
- In modern digital contexts, 绑定 (bǎng dìng) is the standard term for 'binding' a credit card to an account or 'linking' a phone number to an app.
- The character 绑 (bǎng) in 绑定 can also mean 'to tie' or 'to kidnap' in other contexts, such as in the phrase for 'kidnapping' (绑架).
- Traditional Chinese books were often 'butterfly bound' 蝴蝶装, where pages were folded and pasted together, leaving the outer edge open rather than having a traditional spine.
Example conversation
Zihan and Zhiqiang are looking at an old book in a library.
- 梓涵 Zihan志强，你看这本书的绑定脱落了。Zhìqiáng, nǐ kàn zhè běn shū de bǎngdìng tuōluòle.Zhiqiang, look, the binding of this book has come off.
- 志强 Zhiqiang确实，看起来非常破旧。Quèshí, kàn qǐlái fēicháng pòjiù.Indeed, it looks very worn out.
- 梓涵 Zihan我们能把它送到修复处吗？Wǒmen néng bǎ tā sòng dào xiūfù chù ma?Can we take it to the repair station?
- 志强 Zhiqiang没问题，我现在就带你去。Méi wèntí, wǒ xiànzài jiù dài nǐ qù.No problem, I will take you there now.
