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本

běn · ben

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HSK 1

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. (bound form) root; stem
  2. (bound form) origin; source
  3. (bound form) one's own; this
  4. (bound form) this; the current (year etc)
  5. (bound form) original
  6. (bound form) inherent
  7. originally; initially
  8. capital; principal
  9. classifier for books, periodicals, files etc

In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)是(shì)本(běn)有(yǒu)教(jiào)育(yù)意(yì)义(yì)的(de)书(shū)。

This is an instructive book.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Wakano · English by Wakano · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)本(běn)可(kě)以(yǐ)用(yòng)更(gèng)好(hǎo)的(de)方(fāng)式(shì)处(chǔ)理(lǐ)问(wèn)题(tí)。

Tom could have dealt with the problem in a better way.

Tatoeba: Chinese by slo_oth · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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