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本 (běn): originally; this, current

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HSK 5adverb, pronoun

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Pinyin
Meaning: originally; this, current
Characters: 1
Part of speech: adverb, pronoun
HSK level: HSK 5
Strokes: 5
Radical: 木
Structure: 独体结构

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(bound form) root
stem
(bound form) origin
source
(bound form) ones 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"

Chinese explanation

指草木的根或茎干
比喻事物的根源、根本
指原来、本来
用于书籍、本子等的量词
指自己或自己方面的，如本人、本国。

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