本 běn

1. běn measure word measure word for books
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Quantity
   Notes: (CCD 2 '本' 5; FE '本' 4; Guoyu '本' n 7; HSK 268 '本' 1)
2. běn pronoun this (city, week, etc)
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
   Notes: Also classified as a determiner (CCD '本' 8; FE '本' 6; GHDC '本' 9; HSK 269 '本' 2).
3. běn adverb originally; formerly
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 本来 (CCD '本' 6; FE '本' 3; GHDC '本' 6; HSK 267 '本' 3; Guoyu '本' adv; Kroll 2015 '本' 3a, p. 14)
4. běn verb to be one's own
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (CCD '本' 7; FE '本' 6; GHDC '本' 4; HSK 269 '本' 1; Kroll 2015 '本' 4, p. 14)
5. běn noun origin; source; root; foundation; basis
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: As in 本原 (CCD '本' 3; FE '本' 2; GHDC '本' 2; Guoyu '本' n 2; Kroll 2015 '本' 3, p. 14)
6. běn noun the roots of a plant
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 草木 (CCD '本' 1; FE '本' 1; GHDC '本' 1; Guoyu '本' n 1; Kroll 2015 '本' 2, p. 14)
7. běn pronoun self
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 自己 (Guoyu '本' pronoun)
8. běn measure word measure word for flowering plants
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Quantity
   Notes: (CCD '本' 2)
9. běn noun capital
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 本金 (CCD '本' 4; GHDC '本' 7; HSK 268 '本' 2; Guoyu '本' n 3; Kroll 2015 '本' 6, p. 14)
10. běn adjective main; central; primary
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 主要的 (CCD '本' 5; Guoyu '本' adj 1)
11. běn verb according to
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (CCD '本' 9; GHDC '本' 10; Guoyu '本' v)
12. běn noun a version; an edition
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 版本 (CCD 2 '本' 2; GHDC '本' 12; Kroll 2015 '本' 5, p. 14)
13. běn noun a memorial [presented to the emperor]
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 奏本 (CCD 2 '本' 2; GHDC '本' 14; Guoyu '本' n 6)
14. běn noun a book
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 书籍 (CCD 2 '本' 1; GHDC '本' 11; Guoyu '本' n 4; HSK 268 '本' 1)
15. běn noun trunk of a tree
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '本' 1, p. 14)
16. běn verb to investigate the root of
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '本' 2a, p. 14)
17. běn noun a manuscript for a play
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '本' n 5)
18. běn proper noun Ben
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
    Notes: (Guoyu '本' n 8)

Contained in

• 本生灯(本生燈) Bunsen burner
• 基本定理 fundamental theorem
• 基本完成 fundamentally complete; basically finished
• 简写本(簡寫本) abridged edition
• 缩印本(縮印本) compact edition (of a dictionary etc)
• 藤本植物 vine plant
• 巾箱本 cloth bound edition
• 日本辛夷 Magnolia kobus
• 本俸 basic salary
• 基本分析 fundamental analysis
• 基本 basic; fundamental ; basis
• 原本 an origin ; an original manuscript ; an original print ; an original text ; originally; formerly
• 活字本 printed edition; movable type edition
• 银本位制(銀本位制) Silver Standard (monetary standard)
• 书本(書本) books
• 返本还原(返本還原) return to the source
• 本部 headquarters; head office
• 总成本(總成本) total costs
• 一本万利(一本萬利) small capital, huge profit; to put in a little and get a lot out
• 够本(夠本) to break even; to get one's money's worth
• 本田 Honda
• 繁本 detailed edition; unexpurgated version
• 缀字课本(綴字課本) spelling book
• 为仁之本(為仁之本) the source of benevolent actions
• 草本 grass; herb
• 抄本 a handwritten copy
• 刻本 a block printed edition
• 藤本 Fujimoto (Japanese surname)
• 本钱(本錢) capital
• 基本粒子 elementary particle
• 日本人 A Japanese person
• 随本消息(隨本消息) along with the rise and fall
• 本我 id
• 裙带资本主义(裙帶資本主義) crony capitalism
• 银本位(銀本位) Silver Standard (monetary standard)
• 坊刻本 commercial edition
• 基本上 basically; on the whole
• 本义(本義) original meaning; literal sense
• 本金 capital; principal

Also contained in

日本后纪 、 大普宁寺本 、 手抄本 、 日本佛教 、 四项基本原则 、 十不善根本业道 、 超文本置标语言 、 明本 、 本生鬘 、 善本 、 鲜本 、 高本汉

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