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Information of 本
Pinyin
běn
Definition
roots or stems of plants / origin / source / this / the current / root / foundation / basis / (a measure word)
本 [běn]
名词 (Noun)
1. 草木的根:The root of a plant.
- 例: 无~之木 (A tree without roots.)
2. 事物的根源,与“末”相对:The source of something, in contrast to "末."
- 例: 根~ (The root; fundamentally; essentially.)
3. 草的茎,树的干:The stem of grass, the trunk of a tree.
- 例: 草~植物 (Grass stem plants.)
4. 中心的,主要的:Central, primary.
- 例: ~部 (Main part.) ~体 (Main body.)
5. 原来:Originally.
- 例: ~来 (Originally.)
6. 自己这方面的:On one's own side.
- 例: ~国 (One's own country.) ~身 (Oneself.) ~位 (Position.)
引申义 (Derived Meanings)
1. 同本义: [En.] Root of a plant.
2. 本宗族: [En.] Patriarchal clan.
3. 事物的根基或主体: [En.] Foundation; basis; origin.
4. 母金,本钱: [En.] Capital; principal.
5. 根源,本源: [En.] Source; origin.
6. 古代指农业生产: [En.] Agriculture.
7. 底本: [En.] A copy for the record or for reproduction; master copy.
8. 奏章: [En.] Memorial to an emperor.
9. 书册,本子: [En.] Book.
形容词 (Adjective)
1. 原来的;本来的: [En.] Native; original.
- 例: 本处 (Original place.) 本贯 (Original lineage.)
2. 基础的,基本的: [En.] Basic; fundamental.
- 例: 本纪 (Fundamental chronicle.)
动词 (Verb)
1. 执掌,统辖: [En.] Preside over; hold.
- 例: 本司 (The office in charge.) 本次 (This instance.)
2. 推究,推原: [En.] Examine; study.
- 例: 本原 (To trace back; to investigate.)
代词 (Pronoun)
1. 自己或自己方面的: [En.] One's own; itself.
- 例: 本姓 (Original surname.)
2. 现今的: [En.] Current; this; present.
- 例: 本月 (This month.)
3. 这,那: [En.] This.
- 例: 本法 (This law.)
量词 (Measure Word)
1. 用于书籍簿册: Used for books and notebooks.
- 例: 一本书 (One book.)
2. 用于植物: Used for plants.
- 例: 二十本葱 (Twenty stalks of green onion.)
副词 (Adverb)
原先,本来: [En.] Originally; at first.
- 例: 臣本布衣 (I was originally a commoner.)
Copenhagen or København, capital of Denmark
basic / fundamental / main / elementary
one's native country / native / local / metropolitan territory
monopoly capital / monopolistic capital
home base / home plate (in baseball)
to break even / to get one's money's worth
lit. change to more severe (idiom); to become more intense (esp. of shortcoming) / to aggravate / to intensify
本 行 政 区 域 běn háng zhèng qū yù
This administrative area
script for play, opera, movie etc / screenplay / scenario
copy / duplicate / transcript / (in online games) instance
this newspaper / our publication
at all costs / not to count the cost
(manufacturing, production etc) costs
manuscript copy of a book (before the printing press)