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课本
kè běn
Pinyin
Definition
课本
-
kè běn
textbook
CL:本[běn]
Character Decomposition
课
讠
田
木
本
木
一
Related Words
(20)
基本
jī běn
1
basic
2
fundamental
3
main
4
elementary
日本
Rì běn
1
Japan
本
běn
1
root
2
stem
3
origin
4
source
5
this
6
the current
7
original
8
inherent
9
originally
10
classifier for books, periodicals, files etc
本人
běn rén
1
the person himself
2
I (humble form used in speeches)
3
oneself
4
myself
5
in person
6
personal
本来
běn lái
1
original
2
originally
3
at first
4
it goes without saying
5
of course
本色
běn sè
1
inherent qualities
2
natural qualities
3
distinctive character
4
true qualities
根本
gēn běn
1
fundamental
2
basic
3
root
4
simply
5
absolutely (not)
6
(not) at all
7
CL:個|个[gè]
版本
bǎn běn
1
version
2
edition
3
release
赵本山
Zhào Běn shān
1
Zhao Benshan (1958-), universally known PRC TV comedian
副本
fù běn
1
copy
2
duplicate
3
transcript
4
(in online games) instance
剧本
jù běn
1
script for play, opera, movie etc
2
screenplay
3
scenario
原本
yuán běn
1
originally
2
original
基本上
jī běn shang
1
basically
2
on the whole
墨尔本
Mò ěr běn
1
Melbourne, Australia
成本
chéng běn
1
(manufacturing, production etc) costs
日本人
Rì běn rén
1
Japanese person or people
书本
shū běn
1
book
2
CL:本[běn]
本事
běn shì
1
source material
2
original story
本命年
běn mìng nián
1
year of one's birth sign, according to the cycle of 12 animals of the earthly branches 地支[dì zhī]
本土
běn tǔ
1
one's native country
2
native
3
local
4
metropolitan territory
Idioms
(12)
一本万利
yī běn wàn lì
1
small capital, huge profit (idiom); to put in a little and get a lot out
三句话不离本行
sān jù huà bù lí běn háng
1
to talk shop all the time (idiom)
勤俭为服务之本
qín jiǎn wéi fú wù zhī běn
1
hardwork and thriftiness are the foundations of service (idiom)
报本反始
bào běn fǎn shǐ
1
ensure that you pay debts of gratitude (idiom)
家家有本难念的经
jiā jiā yǒu běn nán niàn de jīng
1
Every family goes through its problems. (idiom)
慈悲为本
cí bēi wéi běn
1
mercy as the guiding principle (idiom); the Buddhist teaching that nothing is valid except compassion
舍本逐末
shě běn zhú mò
1
to neglect the root and pursue the tip (idiom)
2
to neglect fundamentals and concentrate on details
本性难移
běn xìng nán yí
1
It is hard to change one's essential nature (idiom). You can't change who you are.
2
Can the leopard change his spots? (Jeremiah 13:23)
本末倒置
běn mò dào zhì
1
lit. to invert root and branch (idiom); fig. confusing cause and effect
2
to stress the incidental over the fundamental
3
to put the cart before the horse
江山易改,本性难移
jiāng shān yì gǎi , běn xìng nán yí
1
it is easier to change mountains and rivers than to alter one's character (idiom)
2
you can't change who you are
3
Can the leopard change his spots?
血本无归
xuè běn wú guī
1
to lose everything one invested (idiom)
2
to lose one's shirt
变本加厉
biàn běn jiā lì
1
lit. change to more severe (idiom); to become more intense (esp. of shortcoming)
2
to aggravate
3
to intensify
Sample Sentences
马克,这是你的汉语课本吗?
Mǎkè ,zhè shì nǐ de hànyǔ kèběn ma ?
Mark, is this your Chinese textbook?
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Elementary
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好,同学们,请把课本翻到第23页,今天我们要学唱这首歌曲。
hǎo ,tóngxué men ,qǐng bǎ kèběn fāndào dì èrshí sān yè ,jīntiān wǒmen yào xué chàng zhè shǒu gēqǔ 。
OK, everyone. Please turn to page 23 in your textbook. Today, we're going to learn how to sing this song.
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Upper Intermediate
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Advanced
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教授,复习的时候,课本内容重要还是课堂笔记重要?
jiàoshòu ,fùxí de shíhou ,kèběn nèiróng zhòngyào hái shì kètáng bǐjì zhòngyào ?
Professor, when we are reviewing, should we focus on the content from the textbook or the notes from class?
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Upper Intermediate
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