版本 (bǎn běn) — version; edition | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

版本 is the standard word for a software/product release or a book's edition. For an account of events, use 说法; 版 alone can also mean 'edition' but often needs a classifier.

noun

versionedition

Measure word · 个

Examples

版本。
Zhè ge yóu xì de bǎn běn yǐ jīng gēng xīn le.
This game's version has already been updated.
版本。
Zhè běn cí diǎn de dì èr bǎn běn mài dé hěn hǎo.
The second edition of this dictionary sells well.
。
Xīn bǎn běn de shǒu jī yǒu hěn duō xīn gōng néng.
The new version of the phone has many new features.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

版bǎnedition

本běnedition

版 and 本 both denote an edition, so together they identify a particular version or release.

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.

片反版

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

反

反fǎn版bǎn

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

版 is formed by 片 and 反, with 片 contributing the sense and 反 the sound.

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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