本
běn
this; our (as in 本人, 本公司)
Every meaning
běn
- this; our (as in 本人, 本公司)
- classifier for books
- originally (as in 本来)
- root; origin; foundation
- inherent; innate (as in 本有)
- book; notebook
- capital; principal (money)
In a sentence
我买了三本书。
I bought three books.
Written by Claude and checked by our reader.
In the Library
星期天，我去书店买了三本书，还学了两个小时中文。
你周末做什么了？ · What did you do at the weekend? (in Chinese) · HSK 2
里面有坏掉的耳机、朋友写的卡片，还有一本日记，只有七天的内容。
我的房间 · My Room · HSK 4
现在能找到的最早的记载，在一千多年前的一本书《清异录》里。
Words with 本
Meanings are from Mandarin The Wild’s own dictionary. Levels follow the official HSK word list (the exam’s 2025 syllabus, levels 7–9 shown together).