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Pinyin: běnEnglish Definition: root; stem; origin; source; this; the current; original; inherent; originally; classifier for books, periodicals, files etcChinese Definition: ①草木的根：本草(泛指中药)。无本之木。
②事物的根源，与“末”相对：本末(头尾；始终)。根本(根源；彻底；本质上)。
③草的茎，树的干：草本植物。
④中心的，主要的：本部。本体。
⑤原来：本来。本领。
⑥自己这方面的：本国。本身。本位。本分(fèn)。
⑦原末标。Antonyms: 梢 Total strokes: 5;
Radical: 木 Ideographic: A tree
木 with its roots highlighted
Character Formation:
- ⿻ Overlaid
- 木 [ mù ] tree; wood, lumber; wooden
- 一 [ yī ] one; a, an; alone
Example Words:
笔记本 [
bǐ jì běn ]: notebook (stationery); Classifiers:
本 ; notebook (computing)
本来 [
běn lái ]: original; originally; at first; it goes without saying; of course
基本 [
jī běn ]: basic; fundamental; main; elementary
根本 [
gēn běn ]: fundamental; basic; root; simply; absolutely (not); (not) at all; Classifiers:
个 本质 [
běn zhì ]: essence; nature; innate character; intrinsic quality
Example Sentences- 我本想不去。
Originally I didn't want to go.
- 我认为你两本都该读。
I think you should read both.
- 这部电影有十二本。
This is a twelve-reel film.
- 她本不需要担心的。
She need not have worried.
- 你找到他昨天提到的那本杂志吗?
Have you looked up the magazine he mentioned yesterday?
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