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Learn Hardcore Chinese: běn - bound item classifier

Hardcore Chinese
/Lesson 2
/běn

běn

Word

本běn

Meaning

bound item classifier

Part of speech

measure word

Pronunciation

Course

Hardcore Chinese

Lesson

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。wǒ yǒu yì běn shū,nà běn shū shì wǒ de.

I have a book; that book is mine.

我wǒ　看kàn　了le　那nà　本běn　书shū。wǒ kàn le nà běn shū.

I read that book.

你nǐ　要yào　这zhè　本běn　书shū　吗ma？nǐ yào zhè běn shū ma?

Do you want this book?

你nǐ　可以kěyǐ　给gěi　我wǒ　那nà　本běn　书shū　吗ma？nǐ kěyǐ gěi wǒ nà běn shū ma?

Can you give me that book?

她tā　还hái　想xiǎng　买mǎi　那nà　本běn　书shū。tā hái xiǎng mǎi nà běn shū.

She still wants to buy that book.

你nǐ　看kàn　过guo　那nà　本běn　书shū　吗ma？nǐ kàn guo nà běn shū ma?

Have you read that book?

你nǐ　能néng　把bǎ　那nà　本běn　书shū　拿ná　来lái　吗ma？nǐ néng bǎ nà běn shū ná lái 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。Tā zuìjìn yígòng jiè le sān běn shū, míngtiān jìde 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。Tā yígòng huán le liǎng běn shū, míngtiān zài huán yì 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。Wǒmen búdàn fùxí zhè běn shū, érqiě liànxí shuō hé 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？nǐ kěyǐ bāng wǒ ná nà běn shū lái 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？Nǐ jīntiān děi kàn wán zhè běn shū 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？tā kànwán nà běn shū le ma?

Has he finished reading that book?

我wǒ　有yǒu　六liù　本běn　书shū。wǒ yǒu liù běn 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。tā zhuānmén qù shūdiàn gěi māma mǎi yì běn 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。wǒ méi kàn guo zhè běn 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。wǒmen zhōumò qù túshūguǎn kànkan nà běn xiǎoshuō ba.

Let’s go to the library this weekend and take a look at that novel.

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