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 | 本1 | | bĕn | 名动形副代介 | | | 1 the root or stem of a plant: | | | 水有源，木有本。 A stream has its source; a tree its roots. |
2 foundation; basis; origin (opp.  末1 ): | | | 健康是幸福生活之本。 Health is fundamental to a happy life. |
| 3 (本儿) capital; principal: | | | 还本付息 pay back the principal plus interest | | | 赔本儿买卖 losing business |
| II 动 be based on: | | | 每句话都有所本。 Every statement is well-founded. |
| 1 major; central 本部 |
| 2 original; intrinsic 本性 |
| IV 副 originally; at first: | | | 我本想不去（= 我本不想去）。 Originally I didn't want to go. | | | 我本可以早一些完成这项工作。 I could have finished the work earlier. |
| 1 oneself; one's own work: | | | 本单位 one's own work unit |
| 2 current; this; present: | | | 本周 this week; the current week | | | 本决议 this resolution |
| VI 介 according to; in line with: | | | 本有关规定执行 act according to the relevant rules and regulations |
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| 本2 | | bĕn | 名量 | | | 1 (本儿) book: | | | 账本 account book; ledger | | | 笔记本 notebook | | | 户口本 residence registration booklet | | | 日记本 diary |
| 2 (本儿) manuscript; script; copy: | | | 抄本 hand-copied book; transcript | | | 剧本 script | | | 影印本 photocopy |
| 3 edition; version: | | | 普及本 popular edition | | | 善本 valuable edition |
| 4 (本儿) 〈口〉 licence; diploma; certificate: | | | 考本 take tests for a driver's licence; take driving tests |
| II 量 (本儿) [for books, parts of a serial, etc. ]: | | | 两本书 two books | | | 这部电影有十二本。 This is a twelve-reel film. |
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