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title: "Yangben Meaning: 样本 (yàngběn) Means “sample”"
description: "样本 (traditional 樣本, yàngběn) means “sample; specimen”. Hear its tones, see what 样 and 本 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yangben"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 样本 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

样本 yàngběn

## sample; specimen

## Its characters

1. 样 yàng sample
2. 本 běn root

## In a sentence

我们随机抽取了一百个样本。 We randomly selected one hundred samples.

[More about 样本](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%A0%B7%E6%9C%AC)

## More words with 样 or 本

- [版本 bǎnběn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/banben)
- [榜样 bǎngyàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bangyang)
- [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)

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