HSK 1 vocabulary › 本
本
本 in English: classifier for books
běn
classifier for books
How to pronounce 本
běn (without tone marks: ben). běn is a third (low, dipping) tone.
Characters in 本
本 běn
(bound form) root; stem; (bound form) origin; source; (bound form) one's own; this
(bound form) root; stem; (bound form) origin; source; (bound form) one's own; this
Example sentences with 本
| 我说：“哪本书好？” | from Which Book? |
| 老师说：“这本很好。” | from Which Book? |
| 妈妈买苹果和衣服，我买三本书。 | from Going to the Store |
Related words
| 笔记本 | bǐ jì běn | notebook (stationery); notebook (computing) | HSK 3 |
| 本来 | běn lái | original; originally | HSK 4 |
| 本科 | běn kē | undergraduate course; undergraduate (attributive) | HSK 5 |
| 本领 | běn lǐng | skill; ability | HSK 5 |
| 本质 | běn zhì | essence; nature | HSK 5 |
| 根本 | gēn běn | fundamental; basic | HSK 5 |
| 基本 | jī běn | basic; fundamental | HSK 5 |
| 版本 | bǎn běn | version; edition | HSK 6 |
| 本能 | běn néng | instinct | HSK 6 |
| 本钱 | běn qián | capital; asset | HSK 6 |