著作等身 zhùzuòděngshēn to be a prolific writer Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 著作 zhùzuò noun work A literary work; a book or scholarly writing等身 děngshēn equal to one's height To be equal to a person's height; often used to describe a large quantity of something, such as a life-sized statue or a prolific author's body of work