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1. 壹量measure word

   classifier for books, periodicals, files etc

   中用来计算书、杂志等的数量单位yònglái jìsuàn shū、zázhì děng de shùliàng dānwèi

   • Túshūguǎnlǐyǒusānběnzázhìkěyǐjièyuè.

     图书馆里有三本杂志可以借阅。🔊

     The library has three magazines available for borrowing.

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   • zhèběnshūhuìduìwǒmenyǒuhěndàyòngchu。

     这本书会对我们有很大用处。🔊

     This book will be of great use to us.

   • wǒkànleyìběnshū。

     我看了一本书。🔊

     I read a book.

   • zuótiānnǐmǎileyìběnxīnchūbǎndeyuènáncídiǎn，shìma？

     昨天你买了一本新出版的越南词典，是吗？🔊

     Yesterday you bought a newly published Vietnamese dictionary, didn't you?

   • běncìlièchēkāiwǎngzhōngshāngōngyuán。

     本次列车开往中山公园。🔊

     This train is bound for Zhongshan Park.

   • bǎnàliǎngběnshūnáchūlái！

     把那两本书拿出来！🔊

     Take those two books out!

2. 貳代pronoun

   (bound form) one's own; this

   中自己的；这个zìjǐ de；zhège

   • zhèshìwǒběnréndeshū.

     这是我本人的书。🔊

     This is my own book.

   • Běngōngsījīnniántuīchūlexīnchǎnpǐn.

     本公司今年推出了新产品。🔊

     Our company launched a new product this year.

3. 參代pronoun

   (bound form) this; the current (year etc)

   中指现在的、这一个zhǐ xiànzài de、zhè yī ge

   • běnshūhěnhǎokàn.

     本书很好看。🔊

     This book is really good.

   • Běnyuèdegōngzīyǐjīngfāfàngwánbì.

     本月的工资已经发放完毕。🔊

     This month's wages have all been distributed.

4. 肆形adjective

   (bound form) original

   中最初的；原来的zuì chū de；yuán lái de

   • zhèshìběnshū.

     这是本书。🔊

     This is a book.

   • Qǐngzūnzhòngzuòzhědeběnyì,bùyàosuíyìxiūgǎi.

     请尊重作者的本意，不要随意修改。🔊

     Please respect the author's original intent and do not make arbitrary changes.

5. 伍名noun

   capital; principal

   中资金或钱的根本来源；开始经营生意需要的钱zījīn huò qián de gēnběn láiyuán；kāishǐ jīngyíng shēngyì xūyào de qián

   • tāyǒuzúgòudeběnqián.

     他有足够的本钱。🔊

     He has sufficient capital.

   • zuòshēngyìxūyàoyīdìngdeběnjīn。

     做生意需要一定的本金。🔊

     Starting a business requires a certain amount of capital.

6. 陸副adverb

   originally; initially

   中从最初的时候起；原来cóng zuì chū de shíhou qǐ; yuánlái

   • tāběnbùxiǎngqù.

     他本不想去。🔊

     He didn't want to go in the first place.

   • tāběndǎsuànzǎodiǎnhuíjiā，quèyùdàoledǔchē。

     她本打算早点回家，却遇到了堵车。🔊

     She had planned to head home early, but ran into traffic.

7. 柒形adjective

   (bound form) inherent

   中从出生就有的；天生的cóng chūshēng jiù yǒu de；tiānshēng de

   • zhèshìběnyì.

     这是本意。🔊

     That was my original intention.

   • Chéngshíshìtāběnyǒudepǐnzhì.

     诚实是他本有的品质。🔊

     Honesty is an inherent quality of his.

8. 捌名noun

   (bound form) root; stem

   中树木向下长的部分；事物的基础或原始状态shùmù xiàngxià zhǎng de bùfen；shìwù de jīchǔ huò yuánshǐ zhuàngtài

   • zhègezìdeběnyìshìshénme?

     这个字的本义是什么？🔊

     What is the original meaning of this character?

   • Shùmùdegēnběnshìzhíwùshēngzhǎngdejīchǔ.

     树木的根本是植物生长的基础。🔊

     The roots of a tree are the foundation for plant growth.

9. 玖名noun

   (bound form) origin; source

   中事物的起点或来源shìwù de qǐdiǎn huò láiyuán

   • zhèběnshūdeběnzihěnjiù.

     这本书的本子很旧。🔊

     This book is very old.

   • Shuǐyǒuyuán,shùyǒuběn,wànwùjiēyǒuqǐyuán.

     水有源，树有本，万物皆有起源。🔊

     Water has its source, trees have their roots, and all things have their origins.