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范本
fàn běn
Pinyin
Definition
范本
-
fàn běn
model (example worthy of being imitated)
template
Character Decomposition
范
艹
氵
乚
㇆
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
我们用的是政府网站现成的合同范本,非常正规的。
wǒmen yòng de shì zhèngfǔ wǎngzhàn xiànchéng de hétong fànběn ,fēicháng zhèngguī de 。
We use a ready-made contract template from the government's website. It's completely legitimate.
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