本 (běn) — (bound form) root; origin; source
Definition
As a bound form meaning 'root; origin; source', 本 attaches to other morphemes (根本, 原本, 本来). Alone it is rarely used — it appears as a classifier for books or a pronoun for 'this/our' (HSK 1).
(bound form) rootoriginsource
Examples
- 。Wǒ běn lái bù zhī dào zhè jiàn shì.I didn't know about this originally.
- 。Zhè gēn běn bú shì wǒ de cuò.This is fundamentally not my fault.
- 本。Zhè shì zuì běn de yāo qiú.This is the most basic requirement.
Grammar
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