běn

root; origin; basis

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1Stroke Order Animation

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2Readings & Meanings

  • běnroot; stem; origin

3Structure

Overlapping structure重叠结构

is built from 2 parts.

4Common Words with

成本chéng běn

cost

基本jī běn

basic; fundamental

本来běn lái

originally; at first

根本gēn běn

fundamental; basic; root

低成本dī chéng běn

low cost

它本身tā běn shēn

itself

5Example Sentences

这本书是我的课本。

zhè běn shū shì wǒ de kè běn。

This book is my textbook.

成本太高了,我们得想办法降低。

chéng běn tài gāo le, wǒ mén dé xiǎng bàn fǎ jiàng dī。

The cost is too high; we need to find ways to reduce it.

这是一本书。

zhè shì yī běn shū。

This is a book.

我买了两本本子。

wǒ mǎi le liǎng běn běn zǐ。

I bought two notebooks.

Other Characters Pronounced “ben”