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běn
root, origin, source; basis
💡 Ideographic: A tree 木 with its roots highlighted
HSK 1 ✏️ 5 strokes Very Common • Top 1%

Words Using 本 (348)

běn
HSK 1
roots or stems of plants / origin / source / this / the current / root / foundation / basis / classifier for books, periodicals, files etc / originally
笔记本
bǐjìběn
HSK 3
notebook (stationery) / CL:[[本<běn>]] / notebook (computing)
本来
běnlái
HSK 4
original / originally / at first / it goes without saying / of book
根本
gēnběn
HSK 5
fundamental / basic / root / simply / absolutely (not) / (not) at all / CL:[[個|个<gè>]]
基本
jīběn
HSK 5
basic / fundamental / main / elementary
本科
běnkē
HSK 5
undergraduate book / undergraduate (attributive)
本领
běnlǐng
HSK 5
skill / ability / capability / CL:[[項|项<xiàng>]], [[個|个<gè>]]
本质
běnzhì
HSK 5
essence / nature / innate character / intrinsic quality
本身
běnshēn
HSK 6
itself / in itself / per se
本人
běnrén
HSK 6
the person himself / I (humble form used in speeches) / oneself / myself / in person / personal
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