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běn

measure word for books; root

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measure word for books; root
Memory picture

Character

本 běn

Strokes
5
Radical
木 — tree
Made of
木 tree 一 one
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 这本书很好。 Zhè běn shū hěn hǎo. This book is very good.
  • 我买了三本书。 Wǒ mǎi le sān běn shū. I bought three books.
  • 那本书是谁的? Nà běn shū shì shuí de? Whose book is that?
  • 桌子上有一本书。 Zhuōzi shang yǒu yì běn shū. There is a book on the table.
  • 他包里有几本书? Tā bāo lǐ yǒu jǐ běn shū? How many books are in his bag?
  • 请给我两本本子。 Qǐng gěi wǒ liǎng běn běnzi. Please give me two notebooks.
  • 老师送我一本书。 Lǎoshī sòng wǒ yì běn shū. The teacher gave me a book.
  • 这本课本真有用。 Zhè běn kèběn zhēn yǒuyòng. This textbook is really useful.
  • 王明没买那本书。 Wáng Míng méi mǎi nà běn shū. Wang Ming did not buy that book.
  • 你看这本汉语书吧。 Nǐ kàn zhè běn hànyǔ shū ba. Take a look at this Chinese book.

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