副本

fùběn

noun #9,500

Measure Word

一份副本 fèn

Meanings

1 copy; duplicate; transcript
2 replica; reproduction
3 (gaming) instance; dungeon

Characters

secondary; auxiliary; deputy

root; origin; book; copy

Secondary + copy — a second version of the original.

Examples

请把这份文件复印一份副本。

Qǐng bǎ zhè fèn wénjiàn fùyìn yī fèn fùběn.

Please make a copy of this document.

这幅画是副本，不是原作。

Zhè fú huà shì fùběn, bù shì yuánzuò.

This painting is a replica, not the original.

我们一起打副本吧。

Wǒmen yīqǐ dǎ fùběn ba.

Let's run a dungeon together.

Tips

usage

In gaming (especially MMORPGs popular in China like World of Warcraft), 副本 means 'instance' or 'dungeon' — a separate copy of a game area. 打副本 (dǎ fùběn) means to run/clear a dungeon.

mistakes

Don't confuse 副本 (fùběn, copy/duplicate) with 复制 (fùzhì, to copy/replicate as an action). 副本 is the resulting copy; 复制 is the act of copying.

Stroke Order

副 fù

本 běn