本轮 (běn lún) — this round, current round (of a competition, negotiation, series, etc.)

Definition

本轮 (běn lún) refers to the current or this round of an ongoing series — usually a competition, negotiation, or funding round. It marks the present iteration, not past or future ones.

pronoun
this roundcurrent round (of a competition, negotiation, series, etc.)

Examples

  • 本轮。
    běn lún Bǐ sài de jié guǒ chū hū suǒ yǒu rén de yì liào.
    The result of this round of competition surprised everyone.
  • 本轮。
    Shuāng fāng zài běn lún tán pàn zhōng dá chéng le chū bù xié yì.
    The two sides reached a preliminary agreement in this round of negotiations.
  • 本轮，。
    Gōng sī wán chéng le běn lún róng zī, gū zhí fān le yì fān.
    The company completed this round of financing, and its valuation doubled.

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.

本běnthis
轮lúnround

本 points to the current one, and 轮 means round, together naming this round.

Characters in this word

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.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 輪; 轮 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
車車jūcarriage
Sound part声符shēngfú
侖
侖lún輪lún
Same sound today

The traditional form 輪 uses 車, a carriage, and 侖 for the sound; the simplified 轮 is a later shorthand.

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