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本
běn
1.
roots or stems of plants
2.
origin
3.
source
4.
this
5.
the current
6.
root
7.
foundation
8.
basis
9.
classifier for books, periodicals, files etc
10.
originally
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
保本
bǎoběn
to break even
传本
chuánběn
edition (of a book) currently in circulation
全本
quánběn
whole edition
刻本
kèběn
block printed edition
副本
fùběn
copy
剧本
jùběn
script for play, opera, movie etc
印本
yìnběn
printed book
原本
yuánběn
originally
唱本
chàngběn
opera libretto
善本
shànběn
old book
基本
jīběn
basic
够本
gòuběn
to break even
对本
duìběn
(a return) equal to the capital
小本
xiǎoběn
small capital
山本
Shānběn
Yamamoto (name)
冈本
Gāngběn
Okamoto (Japanese name)
影本
yǐngběn
copy (of a document)
忘本
wàngběn
to forget one's roots
成本
chéngběn
(manufacturing, production etc) costs
扳本
bānběn
to recoup losses (in gambling)
Example Sentences (9)
椅子上有一本中文书，那是谁的书？
Yǐzi shàng yǒu yì běn zhōngwén shū, nà shì shéi de shū?
There is a Chinese book on the chair. Whose book is that?
Text 2
是我的书，谢谢。这是我的第二本中文书。
Shì wǒ de shū, xièxie. Zhè shì wǒ de dì èr běn Zhōngwén shū.
It's my book, thank you. This is my second Chinese book.
Text 2
孩子眼中的世界是美丽和奇特的。有一本书叫《新十万个为什么》，现在卖得非常火。书里的内容都是儿童想知道的科学知识，相信你女儿一定喜欢读。
Háizi yǎnzhōng de shìjiè shì měilì hé qítè de.yǒu yī běn shū jiào《xīn shíwàn gè wèishénme》,xiànzài mài de fēicháng huǒ.shū lǐ de nèiróng dōu shì értóng xiǎng zhīdào de kēxuézhīshi,xiāngxìn nǐ nǚér yīdìng xǐhuān dú.
To a child, the world is a beautiful and wondrous place. There is a book called *The New 100,000 Whys* that is currently a huge bestseller. It covers scientific topics that children are curious about, and I'm sure your daughter would love reading it.
Text 1
首先，“读书好”说的是读书有很多好处；其次，每个人的时间都是有限的，不可能把世界上每一本书都读完，所以要读好的书；最后，“好读书”就是要养成阅读的习惯，使读书真正成为自己的兴趣爱好。
Shǒuxiān, "dúshū hǎo" shuō de shì dúshū yǒu hěn duō hǎochù; qícì, měi gè rén de shíjiān dōu shì yǒuxiàn de, bù kěnéng bǎ shìjiè shàng měi yì běn shū dōu dú wán, suǒyǐ yào dú hǎo de shū; zuìhòu, "hào dúshū" jiù shì yào yǎngchéng yuèdú de xíguàn, shǐ dúshū zhēnzhèng chéngwéi zìjǐ de xìngqù àihào.
First, "Reading is good" means that reading has many benefits; second, everyone's time is limited, and it is impossible to finish reading every book in the world, so we should read good books; finally, "Enjoy reading" means cultivating the habit of reading, so that reading truly becomes one's own interest and hobby.
Text 5
另外，在看完一篇文章或一本书之后，还可以把它的主要内容和自己的想法写下来。
Lìngwài, zài kànwán yì piān wénzhāng huò yì běn shū zhīhòu, hái kěyǐ bǎ tā de zhǔyào nèiróng hé zìjǐ de xiǎngfǎ xiě xiàlái.
In addition, after reading an article or a book, you can also write down its main content and your own thoughts.
Text 4
放心吧，这本书的语言简单易懂，一定能增长孩子的科学知识。
Fàngxīn ba, zhè běn shū de yǔyán jiǎndān yìdǒng, yídìng néng zēngzhǎng háizi de kēxué zhīshi.
Don't worry, the language in this book is simple and easy to understand, and it will definitely increase children's scientific knowledge.
Text 1
Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 1
- Character Frequency Rank
- 91
- Word Frequency Rank
- 268 of 84,292