Miaozi

本

běnㄅㄣˇ
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HSK 6TOCFL 7

Meaning

Meanings

  1. 1

    (bound form) root; stem

  2. 2

    (bound form) origin; source

  3. 3

    (bound form) one's own; this

  4. 4

    (bound form) this; the current (year etc)

  5. 5

    (bound form) original

  6. 6

    (bound form) inherent

  7. 7

    originally; initially

  8. 8

    capital; principal

Examples

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哪本是你的书？

哪本是你的書？

Which is your book?

哪本是你的书？

哪本是你的書？

Which book is yours?

你本应该来得更早的。

你本應該來得更早的。

You should have come earlier.

這本教科書對我來說太深了。

This textbook is too hard for me.

這是多古老的書本呀！

What an old book this is!

Characters

Character breakdown

木

mù

surname Mu

一

yī

one

Related

Related: 本

剧本

jù běn

script; screenplay; scenario; libretto

原本

yuán běn

originally

基本

jī běn

basic

影本

yǐng běn

copy (of a document)

成本

chéng běn

(manufacturing, production etc) costs

日本

rì běn

Japan

书本

shū běn

book (chiefly used to refer to a plurality of books or books in general)

本事

běn shì

source material

Stroke practice

Practice writing 本

Characters

simplified script

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