| 1 | 案牍 | 案牘 | àn dú | an4 du2 | official documents or correspondence | | |
| 2 | 案牍劳形 | 案牘勞形 | àn dú láo xíng | an4 du2 lao2 xing2 | Handling official documents exhausts the body | | |
| 3 | 长篇累牍 | 長篇累牘 | cháng piān lěi dú | chang2 pian1 lei3 du2 | (of a text) very lengthy (idiom) | | |
| 4 | 牍 | 牘 | dú | du2 | documents | | |
| 5 | 累牍连篇 | 累牘連篇 | lěi dú lián piān | lei3 du2 lian2 pian1 | long and tiresome; verbose (of writing); redundant (idiom) | | |
| 6 | 连篇累牍 | 連篇累牘 | lián piān lěi dú | lian2 pian1 lei3 du2 | (of a piece of writing) long and tedious (idiom); verbose | | |
| 7 | 书牍 | 書牘 | shū dú | shu1 du2 | letter; wooden writing strips (arch.); general term for letters and documents | | |
| 8 | 文牍 | 文牘 | wén dú | wen2 du2 | paperwork; official documents and letters; (old) secretary | | |
| 9 | 文牍主义 | 文牘主義 | wén dú zhǔ yì | wen2 du2 zhu3 yi4 | red tape | | |