本 – vocab dash

本běn

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Meanings

1. (bound form) root; stem

2. (bound form) origin; source

3. (bound form) one's own; this

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

5. (bound form) original

6. (bound form) inherent

7. originally; initially

8. capital; principal

9. classifier for books, periodicals, files etc

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Examples312

他tā本běn希望xīwàng可以kěyǐ成功chénggōng，但是dànshì他tā没有méiyǒu。

He had hoped to succeed, but he didn't.

这zhè就是jiùshì你nǐ正在zhèngzài找zhǎo的de那nà本běn书shū。

This is the book which you are looking for.

Nancy不bù可能kěnéng看kàn过guo这zhè本běn书shū。

Nancy cannot have read this book.

很hěn多duō学生xuésheng买mǎi了le这zhè本běn书shū。

Many students bought the book.

他tā在zài20岁suì的de时候shíhou写xiě了le这zhè本běn书shū。

He wrote this book at the age of twenty.

这zhè本běn书shū的de内容nèiróng是shì什么shénme？

What is the book about?