本[běn]

名

1. the root or stem of a plant

♦ 水有源, 木有~。 A stream has its source; a tree has its roots.

2. foundation; basis; origin

♦ 兵民是胜利之~。 The army and the people are the foundation of victory.

3. capital; principal

♦ 还本

4. book

♦ 笔记本

5. manuscript; copy

♦ 抄本

6. script

♦ 剧本

7. edition; version

♦ 普及本

形

1. principal; major; central

♦ 本部

2. one's own; native

♦ ~厂 this factory

3. current; this; present

♦ ~周 this week; the current week

♦ ~决议 this resolution

副originally; at first

♦ 我~想不去。 Originally I didn't want to go.

量(for books, parts of a serial, etc.)

♦ 两~书 two books

♦ 这部电影有十二~。 This is a twelve-reel film.