| Subject | English | Chinese |
| scient. | a book of reference | 参考书 |
| bridg.constr. | book for reference | 参考书 |
| bridg.constr. | book of reference | 参考书 |
| earth.sc. | book of reference | 手册 |
| econ. | book reference | 参考书 |
| tech. | books and reference materials | 图书资料 |
| libr. | categorized reference book | 百科全书 (with materials taken from various sources and arranged according to subjects) |
| libr. | categorized reference book | 类书 (with materials taken from various sources and arranged according to subjects) |
| bridg.constr. | list of reference books | 参考书目 |
| libr. | popular reference book | 普通参考书 |
| libr. | popular reference book | 大众参考书 |
| libr. | ready reference book | 常用参考工具书 |
| libr. | ready reference book | 常用参考资料 |
| libr. | ready reference book | 快速参考资料 |
| libr. | ready reference book | 常用参考咨询用书 |
| auto. | reference book | 参考书手册 |
| telecom. | reference book | 手册 |
| tech. | reference book | 参考用工具书 |
| bridg.constr. | reference book | 参考书 |
| scient. | reference book | 图书馆中只供室内阅览的参考书 |
| scient. | reference book | 参考用的工具书 |
| tech. | reference book | 工具书 |
| market. | reference book department | 征信录编辑部门 |
| libr. | reference book stand | 工具书书台 |
| busin. | reference books | 参考书 |
| tech. | reference data book | 参考资料手册 |