5 strokes
5 画
běn
mù
wood; tree
- foundation; basis; origin
- book
- one’s own; native
- current; this; present
- originally; at first
- (for books, parts of serial, etc.)
běn-dì
本地
n.
this locality; local
běn-fèn
本分
n.
one’s duty / honest; decent / humble
běn-háng
本行
n.
one’s line; one’s own profession
běn-jiā
本家
n.
a member of the same clan; a distant relative with the same family name
běn-kē
本科
n.
(take as a major subject in college)
běn-lái
本来
adj. / adv.
original / originally; at first / it goes without saying; of course
běn-lǐng
本领
n.
skill; ability; capability
běn-zhì
本质
n.
essence; nature; innate character
běn-mò-dào-zhì
本末倒置
take the branch for the root; confuse cause and effect
běn-xìng-nán-yí
本性难移
it is difficult to alter one’s character; the leopard can’t change his spots
Usage 用法
foundation; basis; origin
Shuǐ shì shēng-mìng zhī běn.
水是生命之本。
Water is the foundation of life.
book
Dá-àn dōu xiě zài bǐ-jì-běn shang.
答案都写在笔记本上。
The answer is written in the notebook.
one’s own; native
Yǒu wèn-tí qǐng yǔ běn-rén lián-xì.
有问题请与本人联系。
Please get in touch with me if you have any question.
current; this; present
Yùn-dòng-huì jiàng zài běn zhōu jǔ-xíng.
运动会将在本周举行。
The sports meeting will be held this week.
originally; at first
Wǒ běn xiǎng kǎo wán shì yǐ-hòu zài shuō zhè jiàn shì de.
我本想考完试以后再说这件事的。
Originally I didn’t want to talk about the matter until the examination had finished.
(for books, parts of serial, etc.)
Wǒ jiè le yì běn Hàn-yīng cí-diǎn gěi tā.
我借了一本汉英词典给他。
I lent a Chinese-English dictionary to him.
