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title: "Fuben Meaning: 副本 (fùběn) Means “copy”"
description: "副本 (fùběn) means “copy; duplicate”. Hear its tones, see what 副 and 本 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fuben"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 副本 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

副本 fùběn

## copy; duplicate

## It can also mean

- (gaming) dungeon; instance

## Its characters

1. 副 fù deputy
2. 本 běn root

## In a sentence

晚上一起去打副本吧。 Let's run a dungeon together tonight.

[More about 副本](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%89%AF%E6%9C%AC)

## More words with 副 or 本

- [版本 bǎnběn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/banben)
- [本地 běndì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bendi)
- [本科 běnkē](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/benke)
- [本来 běnlái](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/benlai)
- [本领 běnlǐng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/benling)
- [本能 běnnéng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/benneng)
- [本钱 běnqián](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/benqian)
- [本人 běnrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/benren)
- [本色 běnsè](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bense)
- [本身 běnshēn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/benshen)

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