本书

本書

běnshū

noun #8,368

Meanings

1 this book

Characters

this; root; origin; measure word for books

本 here functions as a demonstrative meaning 'this' (referring to the current book being discussed), not as a measure word.

Examples

本书共分为十个章节。

Běnshū gòng fēn wéi shí gè zhāngjié.

This book is divided into ten chapters.

本书的作者是一位著名的学者。

Běnshū de zuòzhě shì yī wèi zhùmíng de xuézhě.

The author of this book is a famous scholar.

本书适合初学者阅读。

Běnshū shìhé chūxuézhě yuèdú.

This book is suitable for beginners to read.

Tips

grammar

本 as 'this' is formal and typically used in written language to refer to one's own item: 本书 (this book), 本文 (this article), 本公司 (this company). It's different from 这本书 (zhè běn shū), where 本 is the measure word.

Stroke Order

本 běn

书 shū