本
Simplified/traditional character
本 English definition
běn
- roots or stems of plants
- origin
- source
- this
- the current
- root
- foundation
- basis
- classifier for books, periodicals, files etc
- originally
běn
- roots or stems of plants
- origin
- source
- this
- the current
- root
- foundation
- basis
- classifier for books, periodicals, files etc
- originally
HSK levels
Characters with the same pronunciation
Sentences examples with 本
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我读了八本书。
Wǒ dúle bā běn shū. -
桌子上有一本书。
Zhuōzi shàng yǒuyī běn shū. -
你看，那本书在桌子上呢。
Nǐ kàn, nà běn shū zài zhuōzi shàng ne. -
这本书三十看见钱。
Zhè běn shū sānshí kànjiàn qián. -
我有三本书。
Wǒ yǒusān běn shū.
Words containing 本, by HSK level
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HSK 1 vocabulary list
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本 (běn): origin; source; roots or stems of plants; this; the current; root; foundation; basis; classifier for books, periodicals, files etc; originally
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HSK 3 vocabulary list
- 笔记本 (bǐ jì běn) : notebook; CL:本[ben3]
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HSK 4 vocabulary list
- 本来 (běn lái) : original; originally; at first; it goes without saying; of course
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HSK 5 vocabulary list
- 本科 (běn kē) : undergraduate course; undergraduate (adjective)
- 本领 (běn lǐng) : skill; ability; capability; CL:项[xiang4] ,个
- 本质 (běn zhì) : essence; nature; innate character; intrinsic quality
- 根本 (gēn běn) : fundamental; basic; root; simply; absolutely (not); (not) at all; CL:个
- 基本 (jī běn) : basic; fundamental; main; elementary
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HSK 6 vocabulary list
- 版本 (bǎn běn) : version; edition; release
- 本能 (běn néng) : instinct
- 本钱 (běn qián) : capital (finance); assets; means
- 本人 (běn rén) : oneself; I (humble form used in speeches); myself; in person; personal
- 本身 (běn shēn) : in itself; per se; itself
- 本事 (běn shi) : ability; skill; source material; original story
- 标本 (biāo běn) : specimen; sample; the root cause and symptoms of a disease
- 成本 (chéng běn) : (manufacturing, production etc) costs
- 剧本 (jù běn) : script for play, opera, movie etc; screenplay
- 资本 (zī běn) : capital (as in capitalism)