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bǎn · printing block, edition

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HSK 3.0 · Level 6Frequency #1545
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8Total strokes

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 版

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bǎnWords pronounced bǎn
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Example sentences

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Měi nián dōu yǒu dàliàng xīn shū chū bǎn.每年都有大量新书出版。

A great number of books are published every year.

Source: Tatoeba #5942073 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Dìyī hái shì dì èr de bǎn běn bǐ jiào qí quán?第一还是第二的版本比较齐全?

Which is more complete, the first edition or the second?

Source: Tatoeba #1424311 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nà běn shū réng shòu bǎn quán bǎo hù.那本书仍受版权保护。

This book is still copyrighted.

Source: Tatoeba #8905177 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ zhēn de bù gāi yòng dào bǎn ruǎn jiàn.你真的不该用盗版软件。

You really shouldn't use pirated software.

Source: Tatoeba #1942372 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè běn zì diǎn bú shì zuì xīn bǎn de.這本字典不是最新版的。

This dictionary isn't the most recent version.

Source: Tatoeba #6332408 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè xiǎn rán shì jīn nián chū bǎn de zuì hǎo de xiǎo shuō.这显然是今年出版的最好的小说。

This is by far the best novel that has been published this year.

Source: Tatoeba #333342 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 版 in context

  1. Say bǎn, then recall the core meaning: printing block, edition.
  2. Write all 8 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 出版 (chū bǎn), meaning “to publish”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 版 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.