本 běn — measure word for books and bound volumes

Meanings

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   measure word for books and bound volumes

   Counts anything bound between covers — books, notebooks, magazines: 一本书, 三本汉语书. Loose sheets of paper take a different measure word.

   measure

Example sentences

• 我有五本汉语书。/我有五本漢語書。Wǒ (third tone, dipping) yǒu (third tone, dipping) wǔ (third tone, dipping) běn (third tone, dipping) Hànyǔ (fourth tone, falling) shū. (first tone, high and level)···

  I have five Chinese textbooks.

• 这本书是老师的。/這本書是老師的。Zhè (fourth tone, falling) běn (third tone, dipping) shū (first tone, high and level) shì (fourth tone, falling) lǎoshī (third tone, dipping) de. (neutral tone)···

  This book is the teacher’s.

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