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běn

(measure word for books)

HSK 15 strokesLesson 5: What is this?

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Meanings

běn

  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 sentences

看kàn这zhè本běn书shū。Read this book. #461535

这zhè本běn书shū小xiǎo。This book is small. #5869913

你nǐ有yǒu几jǐ本běn书shū?How many books do you have? #333472

这zhè是shì一yī本běn书shū。This is a book. #336921

这zhè本běn书shū很hěn小xiǎo。This book is very small. #340144

你nǐ有yǒu两liǎng本běn书shū。You have two books. #524451

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