本
běnㄅㄣˇ
Sino-Vietnamese: BẢN
Traditional: 本
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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
Related words
- 本来 běn lái — original; originally; at first; it goes without saying; of course
- 笔记本 bǐ jì běn — notebook (stationery); notebook (computing)
- 根本 gēn běn — fundamental; basic; root; simply; absolutely (not); (not) at all
- 基本 jī běn — basic; fundamental; main; elementary
- 本质 běn zhì — essence; nature; innate character; intrinsic quality
- 本领 běn lǐng — skill; ability; capability
- 本科 běn kē — undergraduate course; undergraduate (attributive)
- 本身 běn shēn — itself; in itself; per se