本月 (běn yuè) — this month | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

this month

本月。
běn yuè De xiāo shòu é bǐ shàng ge yuè zēng jiā le bǎi fēn zhī shí.
This month's sales increased by ten percent compared to last month.
本月。
běn yuè Dǐ wǒ men jiāng zhào kāi nián dù zǒng jié huì yì.
We will hold the annual summary meeting at the end of this month.
本月。
běn yuè De yù suàn yǐ jīng shěn pī tōng guò le.
This month's budget has already been approved.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

本běnthis or current

本 means this or current and 月 means month; together they point to the present month.

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An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

本 adds a stroke at the bottom of a tree shape to mark the roots, giving the sense of foundation or original.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

月 was drawn as a crescent moon, with the curved outline showing the moon’s shape.

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