Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
本
běn
Description
"本"最常见的意思是书，我们看书、买书的时候都会用到这个字。
"本" most commonly means book; we use this character when reading or buying books.
它也可以用来数书、本子这样的东西，比如"一本书"。
It can also be used to count items like books or notebooks, for example, "一本书" (one book).
Meanings
本běn
measure word for books and notebooks
我买了三本书。
I bought three books.
本běn
book; notebook
这本很好看。
This one is very good.
本běn
this; one's own; original
我是本地人。
I am a local.
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Notes
- Etymology
originally a pictograph of a tree's root, giving senses like "root, origin, foundation".
- Nuance
as a measure word 本 is only for bound printed items like books, not magazines counted with 份.
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