抄本

chāoběn

noun #28,428

Measure Word

一本抄本 běn

Meanings

1 handwritten copy (of a text)
2 manuscript copy
3 transcription

Characters

to copy; to transcribe

volume; copy; root; origin

Examples

这部小说流传至今，靠的是手抄本。

Zhè bù xiǎoshuō liúchuán zhìjīn, kào de shì shǒuchāoběn.

This novel has survived to this day through hand-copied manuscripts.

图书馆里保存着古籍的抄本。

Túshūguǎn lǐ bǎocún zhe gǔjí de chāoběn.

The library preserves handwritten copies of ancient texts.

Tips

history

Before the widespread use of printing, 抄本 were the primary way to preserve and transmit literary and scholarly works in China.

Stroke Order

抄 chāo

本 běn