Word information
Simplified基本
Traditional基本
Pinyinjīběn
Part of speech形、副
HSK 3.04
HSK 2.05
Character breakdown
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How to learn 基本
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本běn
(bound form) root; stem; (bound form) origin; source; (bound form) one's own; this; (bound form) this; the current (year etc); (bound form) original; (bound form) inherent; originally; initially; capital; principal; classifier for books, periodicals, files etc
本běnroot; stem; origin; source; this
本子běnzibook; notebook; Japanese-style self-published comic (esp. an erotic one), aka "dōjinshi"; CL:本[ben3]; edition
笔记本bǐjìběnnotebook (stationery) (CL:本[ben3]); (computing) laptop; notebook (abbr. for 筆記本電腦|笔记本电脑[bi3 ji4 ben3 dian4 nao3])
课本kèběntextbook; CL:本[ben3]
本科běnkēundergraduate course; undergraduate (attributive)