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副本 (fù běn) — copy, duplicate; (gaming) dungeon, instance (private team mission)

Definition

副本 is a noun for a 'copy/duplicate' of a document or, in gaming, a 'dungeon/instance'. Unlike 复制 (the action of copying) or 重复 (to repeat), 副本 names the copy itself.

noun
copyduplicate(gaming) dungeoninstance (private team mission)
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 副本。
    Qǐng bǎ zhè fèn wén jiàn de fù běn fù yìn liǎng fèn.
    Please make two copies of this document.
  • 副本boss。
    Zhè ge xīn fù běn de boss hěn nán dǎ.
    The boss in this new dungeon is very hard to beat.
  • 副本。
    Zhè ge ruǎn jiàn kě yǐ zì dòng shēng chéng fù běn.
    This software can automatically generate a copy.

Origin

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.

副fùsecondary/duplicate
本běncopy/edition

副 (secondary/duplicate) and 本 (copy) combine for a duplicate copy.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
刂Written in full as刀dāoknife
Sound part声符shēngfú
畐
畐fú副fù
Same sound today

副 is built from 畐, which gives its sound, and 刂, a form of the knife 刀.

Open 副 →

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.

Open 本 →
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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9Computers & Internet

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