本次 (běn cì) — this time, this occasion

Definition

本次 is a formal written pronoun for 'this' as in 'this occasion/meeting/event', more formal than the everyday 这次.

pronoun

this timethis occasion

本次。
běn cì Huì yì jiāng zài xià zhōu jǔ xíng.
This meeting will be held next week.
本次。
běn cì Kǎo shì de fàn wéi bāo kuò qián sān zhāng.
The scope of this exam includes the first three chapters.
本次。
Gǎn xiè dà jiā cān jiā běn cì huó dòng.
Thank you all for attending this event.

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.

次cìtime/occurrence

本 points to the current one, 次 refers to an occurrence, giving the sense of this time.

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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.

The old form of 次 shows a person exhaling, with the marks above the figure representing breath.

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