běn

bound item classifier

Usages of běn

• 我wǒ 有yǒu 一yì 本běn 书shū，那nà 本běn 书shū 是shì 我wǒ 的de。: I have a book; that book is mine.
• 我wǒ 看kàn 了le 那nà 本běn 书shū。: I read that book.
• 你nǐ 要yào 这zhè 本běn 书shū 吗ma？: Do you want this book?
• 你nǐ 可以kěyǐ 给gěi 我wǒ 那nà 本běn 书shū 吗ma？: Can you give me that book?
• 她tā 还hái 想xiǎng 买mǎi 那nà 本běn 书shū。: She still wants to buy that book.
• 你nǐ 看kàn 过guo 那nà 本běn 书shū 吗ma？: Have you read that book?
• 你nǐ 能néng 把bǎ 那nà 本běn 书shū 拿ná 来lái 吗ma？: Can you bring that book here?
• 他Tā 最近zuìjìn 一共yígòng 借jiè 了le 三sān 本běn 书shū， 明天míngtiān 记得jìde 还huán。: He has borrowed three books in total recently; remember to return them tomorrow.
• 她Tā 一共yígòng 还huán 了le 两liǎng 本běn 书shū， 明天míngtiān 再zài 还huán 一yì 本běn。: She returned two books in total; she’ll return one more tomorrow.
• 我们Wǒmen 不但búdàn 复习fùxí 这zhè 本běn 书shū， 而且érqiě 练习liànxí 说shuō 和hé 写xiě。: We not only review this book, but also practice speaking and writing.
• 你nǐ 可以kěyǐ 帮bāng 我wǒ 拿ná 那nà 本běn 书shū 来lái 吗ma？: Can you help me bring that book here?
• 你Nǐ 今天jīntiān 得děi 看kàn 完wán 这zhè 本běn 书shū 吗ma？: Do you have to finish reading this book today?
• 他tā 看完kànwán 那nà 本běn 书shū 了le 吗ma？: Has he finished reading that book?
• 我wǒ 有yǒu 六liù 本běn 书shū。: I have six books.
• 她tā 专门zhuānmén 去qù 书店shūdiàn 给gěi 妈妈māma 买mǎi 一yì 本běn 书shū。: She is going especially to the bookstore to buy a book for her mom.
• 我wǒ 没méi 看kàn 过guo 这zhè 本běn 小说xiǎoshuō。: I haven’t read this novel.
• 我wǒ们men 周末zhōumò 去qù 图书馆túshūguǎn 看看kànkan 那nà 本běn 小说xiǎoshuō 吧ba。: Let’s go to the library this weekend and take a look at that novel.

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