四开八版

English translation: quarto (four leaves, eight pages)

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Chinese term or phrase:四开八版
English translation:quarto (four leaves, eight pages)
Entered by: Denyce Seow

15:35 Mar 7, 2007
Chinese to English translations [PRO]
Journalism / Newspaper
Chinese term or phrase: 四开八版
每期是四开八版。
Denyce Seow
Singapore
Local time: 04:41
4 mo and eight pages
Explanation:
4 mo and eight pages

eg.
关于我们It has 4 mo and eight pages and colored printing, published everyday. The telephone number: President, editor-in-chief: 2810819 ... 钦州晚报》是一份全面反映钦州晚报新闻、集娱乐休闲于一体的综合性报纸,四开八版,彩色印刷,周七刊。 ...
www.qzrb.com.cn/old/news528/we.htm


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Note added at 18 mins (2007-03-07 15:53:56 GMT)
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好像“四开”也可以用“quarto"来表达。


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Note added at 17 hrs (2007-03-08 09:01:49 GMT)
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I don't know either. Here is a web page for your reference.

http://education.online.sh.cn/education/gb/content/2005-11/3...

folio 对开本
quarto 四开本
octavo 八开本
16-mo 十六开本
32-mo 三十二开本
64-mo 六十四开本

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Julia Zou
China
Local time: 04:41
Grading comment
Thanks a lot, Julia.

quarto (four leaves, eight pages) Front side - 6 pages at left- quarto (four leaves, eight pages) Reverse side - 8 pages at left- ...
www.ndl.go.jp/incunabula/e/chapter3/ori_example2.html
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4 +24 mo and eight pages
Julia Zou


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4 mo and eight pages


Explanation:
4 mo and eight pages

eg.
关于我们It has 4 mo and eight pages and colored printing, published everyday. The telephone number: President, editor-in-chief: 2810819 ... 钦州晚报》是一份全面反映钦州晚报新闻、集娱乐休闲于一体的综合性报纸,四开八版,彩色印刷,周七刊。 ...
www.qzrb.com.cn/old/news528/we.htm


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Note added at 18 mins (2007-03-07 15:53:56 GMT)
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好像“四开”也可以用“quarto"来表达。


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Note added at 17 hrs (2007-03-08 09:01:49 GMT)
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I don't know either. Here is a web page for your reference.

http://education.online.sh.cn/education/gb/content/2005-11/3...

folio 对开本
quarto 四开本
octavo 八开本
16-mo 十六开本
32-mo 三十二开本
64-mo 六十四开本



Julia Zou
China
Local time: 04:41
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thanks a lot, Julia.

quarto (four leaves, eight pages) Front side - 6 pages at left- quarto (four leaves, eight pages) Reverse side - 8 pages at left- ...
www.ndl.go.jp/incunabula/e/chapter3/ori_example2.html
Notes to answerer
Asker: I cannot find the full term for "mo". Do you happen to know it????


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Wilman: quarto is good
36 mins
  -> Thank you!

agree  isahuang: in quarto format. key in quarto 4to, you can find the abbrv, but quarto 4mo also gives you many combinations. i am not an expert, so cannot tell the difference.
12 hrs
  -> 我是在出版术语上查到的 有 24-mo 16-mo之类的表述。
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