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本

běnㄅㄣˇ

Sino-Vietnamese: BẢN

Traditional: 本

HSK 1HSK 3.0 · 1TOCFL 1

Meaning(pronoun, measure word, adverb, noun)

root; stem; origin; source; this; the current; original; inherent; originally; classifier for books, periodicals, files etc

Examples

  • 我买了三本书。

    wǒ mǎi le sān běn shū.

    I bought three books.

  • 这本词典很有用。

    zhè běn cí diǎn hěn yǒu yòng.

    This dictionary is very useful.

  • 本店周一不营业。

    běn diàn zhōu yī bù yíng yè.

    This shop is closed on Mondays.

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Stroke order

BẢN · 5 strokes

root; stem; origin; source; this; the current; original; inherent; originally; classifier for books, periodicals, files etc