课本 (kè běn) — textbook
Definition
课本 is the everyday school textbook a student carries and reads. 课文 is the text or lesson inside it, while 教材 and 教科书 are the more formal terms used for teaching materials in general.
noun
textbook
Measure word · 本
Examples
- 课本。Wǒ men zhè xué qī yòng yì běn xīn kè běn.We are using a new textbook this semester.
- 课本。Tā mǎi le yì běn hàn yǔ kè běn.He bought a Chinese textbook.
- 课本。Lǎo shī ràng wǒ men kàn kè běn de kè wén.The teacher asked us to read the lesson in the textbook.
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