繁本

fánběn

noun

Measure Word

一种繁本 zhǒng

Meanings

1 unabridged edition
2 detailed (full-length) version of a text

Characters

abundant / complex

edition / volume

Examples

这部小说有简本和繁本两种。

Zhè bù xiǎoshuō yǒu jiǎnběn hé fánběn liǎng zhǒng.

This novel has both an abridged and an unabridged edition.

学者们更看重繁本的研究价值。

Xuézhěmen gèng kànzhòng fánběn de yánjiū jiàzhí.

Scholars place more value on the research significance of the full-length version.

Tips

usage

Used in textual criticism / 版本学. Pairs with 简本 (jiǎnběn, abridged version). Most common with classical novels (《水浒传》famously has both 繁本 and 简本 systems) and traditional medical / philosophical texts.

Stroke Order

繁 fán

本 běn