本
běn
HSK level: HSK 1
Meaning
(bound form) root; stem; (bound form) origin; source; (bound form) one's own; this; (bound form) this; the current (year etc)
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Grammar
Examples
看这本书。
Kàn zhè běn shū.
Read this book.
这本书小。
Zhè běn shū xiǎo.
This book is small.
拿本书读！
Ná běn shū dú!
Take a book and read it.
Words with this character
根本 gēn běn fundamental本来 běn lái original基本 jī běn basic本身 běn shēn itself本人 běn rén I原本 yuán běn originally本地 běn dì local基本上 jī běn shang basically笔记本 bǐ jì běn notebook剧本 jù běn script版本 bǎn běn version成本 chéng běn costs本质 běn zhì essence本事 běn shi ability样本 yàng běn sample资本 zī běn capital本能 běn néng instinct本土 běn tǔ one's native country本性 běn xìng natural instincts资本主义 zī běn zhǔ yì capitalism标本 biāo běn specimen本色 běn sè inherent qualities本领 běn lǐng skill