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běn

Main
English Definition	root; stem; origin; source; this; the current; original; inherent; originally; measure word for books, periodicals, files etc
Simplified Script	本
Traditional Script	Same
Pinyin	běn
Effective Pinyin (After Tone Sandhi)	Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)	ㄅㄣˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping)	bun²
Part of Speech	(名) noun, (形) adjective, (副) adverb, (量) measure word, (代) pronoun
Proficiency Test Level	HSK.v3=1,6 TOCFL=2,5,7

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Words With Same Head Word
本来	běnlái	original; originally; at first; it goes without saying; of course
本子	běnzi	book; notebook; Japanese-style self-published comic (esp. an erotic one), aka "dōjinshi"; edition
本人	běnrén	the person himself; I (humble form used in speeches); oneself; myself; in person; personal
本身	běnshēn	itself; in itself; per se
本土	běntǔ	one's native country; native; local; metropolitan territory

Words With Same Tail Word
日本	rìběn	Japan
课本	kèběn	textbook
基本	jīběn	basic; fundamental; main; elementary
剧本	jùběn	script for play, opera, movie etc; screenplay; scenario
根本	gēnběn	fundamental; basic; root; simply; absolutely (not); (not) at all

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