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本
本
běn
m. measure word for books
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Other meanings
[běn]n./adj./adv. root, basis; capital, cost; note book; original, one's own, this; originally, to begin with
[běn]char. edition, version; script; (ancient China) memorial (passed to the emperor)
[běn]prep. according to, based on
[běn]char. inherent, intrinsic; principle, major
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CHARACTERS CONTAINING '本'
'本' is part of the following simplified words: 体 砵 笨 苯 钵
'本' is part of the following traditional words: 砵 笨 缽 苯
SIMILAR CHARACTERS
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Simplified stroke orders are based on the 'Standard of National Commonly-used Mandarin Chinese Characters (现代汉语通用字笔顺规范)', issued by the China National Language and Character Working Committee (国家语言文字工作委员会) on April 7th 1997. Traditional stroke orders are based on information issued by the Taiwan Ministry of Education.
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一本书
一本書
yì běn shū
phr. a book
我有三本书。
我有三本書。
wó yǒu sān běn shū .
phr. I have three books.
他已经出版了三本学术著作了。
他已經出版了三本學術著作了。
tā yǐ jīng chū bǎn le sān běn xué shù zhù zuò le
phr. He had published three academic writings.
这本帐是做过手脚的。
這本帳是做過手腳的。
zhè běn zhàng shì zuò guo shóu jiǎo de .
phr. Somebody played tricks on this account book.
这本小册子详尽地说明了这台机器的性能。
這本小冊子詳盡地說明了這臺機器的性能。
zhè bén xiǎo cè zi xiáng jìn de shuō míng le zhè tái jī qì de xìng néng .
phr. This brochure fully explains the characteristics of the machine.
他为那本期刊题词。
他為那本期刊題詞。
tā wèi nà běn qī kān tí cí
phr. He wrote an inscription for that magazine.
他们正在编写一本易学的英语课本。
他們正在編寫一本易學的英語課本。
tā men zhèng zài biān xiě yì běn yì xué de yīng yǔ kè běn
phr. They are working on an easy-to-learn English textbook.
一本杂志
一本雜誌
yì běn zá zhì
phr. a magazine
一本词典
一本詞典
yì běn cí diǎn
phr. a dictionary
我在找这本杂志九月份的期刊
我在找這本雜志九月份的期刊
wǒ zài zhǎo zhè běn zá zhì jiǔ yuè fèn de qī kān
phr. I'm looking for the September issue of this magazine.
那本书
那本書
nà běn shū
phr. that book
家家有本难念的经
家家有本難念的經
jiā jiā yóu běn nán niàn de jīng
idiom. every family has a skeleton in the cupboard, each family has its own problems