日本 | rì běn | Japan | |
根本 | gēn běn | fundamental; basic; root; simply; absolutely (not); (not) at all; Classifiers: 个 | |
基本 | jī běn | basic; fundamental; main; elementary | |
本来 | běn lái | original; originally; at first; it goes without saying; of course | |
本身 | běn shēn | itself; in itself; per se |
1 | This book is his, not yours. | |
2 | I bought the novel in that bookshop. | |
3 | I bought a book. | |
4 | I bought several books yesterday. | |
5 | How about those books? |