专著

zhuān zhù · HSK 7

monograph

📖 专 specialized + 著 written-work = a book devoted to one narrow subject

专 means exclusive or specialized, 著 means to write or a written work. A 专著 is a written work focused exclusively on a single topic — a monograph. Note 著 here reads zhù, the same character as in 作者 author.

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