HSK 1 · HSK 5 · classifier · adverb · pronoun

本

běn / běn

measure word for books and notebooks

1

measure word for books and notebooks

我买了两本书。

Wǒ mǎile liǎng běn shū.

I bought two books.

2

originally; at first; oneself

我本想早点出发。

Wǒ běn xiǎng zǎodiǎn chūfā.

I originally planned to set out earlier.

妈妈给我买了一本书。

Māma gěi wǒ mǎile yì běn shū.

Mom bought a book for me.

那本书是我弟弟的。

Nà běn shū shì wǒ dìdi de.

That book belongs to my younger brother.

这本书有两千个汉字。

Zhè běn shū yǒu liǎng qiān gè Hànzì.

This book has two thousand Chinese characters.