Chinese–English

本子

běn zi · ben zi

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

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Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. book
  2. notebook
  3. Japanese-style self-published comic (esp. an erotic one), aka "dōjinshi"
  4. CL:本 (běn)
  5. edition

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本
běn

(bound form) root; stem; (bound form) origin; source

子
zǐ

son; child

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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