Chinese word dictionary

笔记本

bǐjìběn · notebook (stationery) (CL:本[ben3]); (computing) laptop; notebook (abbr. for 筆記本電腦|笔记本电脑[bi3 ji4 ben3 dian4 nao3])

Practice word

Word information

Simplified笔记本

Traditional筆記本

Pinyinbǐjìběn

Part of speech名

HSK 3.03

HSK 2.04

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

笔bǐ

pen, pencil, writing brush; to compose, to write; Hanzi stroke

记jì

mark, sign; to note, to record

本běn

root, origin, source; basis

How to learn 笔记本

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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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běn

root; stem; origin; source; this

本子běnzi

book; notebook; Japanese-style self-published comic (esp. an erotic one), aka "dōjinshi"; CL:本[ben3]; edition

笔bǐ

writing brush; writing implement (pen, pencil etc) (CL:支[zhi1],枝[zhi1]); brushstroke; stroke (in painting or calligraphy); (bound form) style of writing; literary manner; technique of brushwork; (classifier) stroke of a Chinese character; (classifier) sum of money; financial transaction; piece of business; (literary) to write (with a brush or pen)

记得jìde

to remember

笔记bǐjì

to take down (in writing); notes; a type of literature consisting mainly of short sketches; CL:本[ben3]