| 1 | 基本 | 基本 | jī běn | ji1 ben3 | basic; fundamental; main; elementary | | |
| 2 | 资本主义 | 資本主義 | zī běn zhǔ yì | zi1 ben3 zhu3 yi4 | capitalism | | |
| 3 | 日本 | 日本 | rì běn | Ri4 ben3 | Japan | | |
| 4 | 本 | 本 | běn | ben3 | root; stem; origin; source; this; the current; original; inherent; originally; classifier for books, periodicals, files etc | | |
| 5 | 本身 | 本身 | běn shēn | ben3 shen1 | itself; in itself; per se | | |
| 6 | 根本 | 根本 | gēn běn | gen1 ben3 | fundamental; basic; root; simply; absolutely (not); (not) at all; Classifiers: 个 | | |
| 7 | 本质 | 本質 | běn zhì | ben3 zhi4 | essence; nature; innate character; intrinsic quality | | |
| 8 | 成本 | 成本 | chéng běn | cheng2 ben3 | (manufacturing, production etc) costs | | |
| 9 | 本来 | 本來 | běn lái | ben3 lai2 | original; originally; at first; it goes without saying; of course | | |
| 10 | 资本家 | 資本家 | zī běn jiā | zi1 ben3 jia1 | capitalist | | |
| 11 | 资本 | 資本 | zī běn | zi1 ben3 | capital (economics) | | |
| 12 | 基本上 | 基本上 | jī běn shang | ji1 ben3 shang5 | basically; on the whole | | |
| 13 | 本人 | 本人 | běn rén | ben3 ren2 | the person himself; I (humble form used in speeches); oneself; myself; in person; personal | | |
| 14 | 本领 | 本領 | běn lǐng | ben3 ling3 | skill; ability; capability; Classifiers: 项 | | |
| 15 | 剧本 | 劇本 | jù běn | ju4 ben3 | script for play, opera, movie etc; screenplay; scenario | | |
| 16 | 日本人 | 日本人 | rì běn rén | Ri4 ben3 ren2 | Japanese person or people; (Sichuanese expletive) fuck me (日 here means 肏 ) | | |
| 17 | 本能 | 本能 | běn néng | ben3 neng2 | instinct | | |
| 18 | 标本 | 標本 | biāo běn | biao1 ben3 | specimen; sample; the root cause and symptoms of a disease | | |
| 19 | 本质上 | 本質上 | běn zhì shàng | ben3 zhi4 shang4 | essentially; inherent | | |
| 20 | 本性 | 本性 | běn xìng | ben3 xing4 | natural instincts; nature; inherent quality | | |
| 21 | 本地 | 本地 | běn dì | ben3 di4 | local; this locality | | |
| 22 | 样本 | 樣本 | yàng běn | yang4 ben3 | sample; specimen | | |
| 23 | 书本 | 書本 | shū běn | shu1 ben3 | book; Classifiers: 本 | | |
| 24 | 本事 | 本事 | běn shi | ben3 shi5 | ability; skill | | |
| 25 | 本事 | 本事 | běn shì | ben3 shi4 | (loanword) pence; penny; this city; our city; source material; original story | | |