本 (běn) – root

Definitions

1. 1root
2. 2stem
3. 3origin
4. 4source
5. 5this
6. 6the current
7. 7original
8. 8inherent
9. 9originally
10. 10classifier for books, periodicals, files etc

Example sentences

See 本 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

• 拿本书读！

  ná běn shū dú ！

  Take a book and read it.

• 这是日本。

  zhè shì rì běn 。

  Here is Japan.

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