Pinyin
English Definition
root; [measure word for books]
Phrase
zhè shì tā de běn xíng 。
It's her field.
wǒ jiàn dào le lǎo bǎn běn rén 。
I meet the boss himself.
wǒ gāng gāng dú wán zhè běn shū 。
I have just finished the book.
rì běn zài zhōng guó de dōng bù 。
Japan is to the east of China.
zhè jiàn gōng zuò běn shēn hěn róng yì 。
This work itself is very easy.
zhè gè jià gé zhèng hǎo dǐ xiāo chéng běn 。
The price just covers the cost.
nǐ yào de nà běn shū yǐ jīng shòu wán le 。
The book you ask for is sold out.
wǒ mén suǒ yuè dú de shū běn huì yǐng xiǎng wǒ mén de sī xiǎng 。
What we read influences our thinking.
wú lùn cóng nǎ fāng miàn lái kàn ， zhè dōu shì yī běn yōu xiù de xiǎo shuō 。
It is an excellent novel in every way.
wǒ yǒu 4 běn shū hé 2 běn zá zhì yào jiè 。
I have 4 books and 2 magazines to check out.
wǒ bǎo zhèng nǐ gēn běn bù huì jué dé téng de 。
I assure you that you will feel no pain at all.
duì bù qǐ ， zhè liǎng běn shū yǐ jīng yú qī 3 tiān le 。
I'm sorry, these 2 books are 3 days overdue.
wǒ zài zì jǐ de shí jiān lǐ gān shén me gēn běn bù guān bié rén de shì 。
What I do on my own time is nobody else's business.
wǒ cóng tāng mǔ nà ér jiè le yī běn bǐ jì běn ， wǒ yòu bǎ tā jiè gěi mǎ lì le 。
I borrowed a notebook from Tom and I lent it to Marry.
tā jiá zhuó běn hòu shū ， zǒu chū le tú shū guǎn 。
He came out of the library, a large book under his arm.