Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
全本
quánběn
Description
"全本"的意思是一本书或一个故事的完整版本，没有删掉任何部分。
"全本" means a complete version of a book or story, with no parts removed.
我们常常在小说、电视剧或者戏曲里看到这个词。
We often see this word in novels, TV dramas, or operas.
Meanings
全本quánběn
complete/unabridged version of a book or story
我买了一本全本的《红楼梦》。
I bought a complete edition of "Dream of the Red Chamber."
全本quánběn
a full-length performance of an opera or play
今晚剧院上演全本的京剧。
Tonight the theater is performing the full version of the Peking opera.
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Notes
- Etymology
全 (complete) + 本 (a book/volume), literally "the complete volume."
- Nuance
often contrasts with 节选 (excerpt) or 删节本 (abridged edition).
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