Word: 一本 (yìběn)

一本书八十元，贵不贵？

Yìběn shū bāshí yuán, guì bú guì?

A book costs eighty yuan. Is that expensive?

他从书架上拿下来了一本书。

Tā cóng shūjià shàng ná xiàlai le yìběn shū.

He took a book down from the bookshelf.

他写了一本给孩子看的寓言。

Tā xiěle yìběn gěi háizi kàn de yùyán.

He wrote a book of fables for children.

外婆送了我一本老画册。

Wàipó sòngle wǒ yìběn lǎo huàcè.

My grandmother gave me an old picture album.

她从包里拿出一本书来。

Tā cóng bāo lǐ náchū yìběn shū lái.

She took a book out of her bag.

她带着一本小备忘录。

Tā dàizhe yìběn xiǎo bèiwànglù.

She carries a small memo book with her.

她随手拿起一本书翻了翻。

Tā suíshǒu ná qǐ yìběn shū fānle fān.

She picked up a book and flipped through it.

家家都有一本难念的经

jiājiā dōu yǒu yìběn nán niàn de jīng

every family has a scripture that is hard to recite

我书架上有一本庄子。

Wǒ shūjià shàng yǒu yìběn Zhuāngzǐ.

I have a copy of the Zhuangzi on my bookshelf.

我买了一本旅游指南。

Wǒ mǎile yìběn lǚyóu zhǐnán.

I bought a travel guidebook.

我包里放着一本袖珍词典。

Wǒ bāo lǐ fàngzhe yìběn xiùzhēn cídiǎn.

I keep a pocket dictionary in my bag.

我在图书馆借了一本传记。

Wǒ zài túshūguǎn jièle yìběn zhuànjì.

I borrowed a biography from the library.

我在图书馆借了一本荀子。

Wǒ zài túshūguǎn jièle yìběn Xúnzǐ.

I borrowed a copy of the Xunzi from the library.

我在读一本心理学概论。

Wǒ zàidú yìběn xīnlǐxué gàilùn.

I'm reading an introduction to psychology.

我奶奶有一本本草纲目。

Wǒ nǎinai yǒu yìběn běncǎogāngmù.

My grandmother has a copy of the Compendium of Materia Medica.

我妈妈有一本旧食谱。

Wǒ māma yǒu yìběn jiù shípǔ.

My mom has an old cookbook.

我有一本书。

Wǒ yǒu yìběn shū.

I have a book.

新员工都会拿到一本手册。

Xīn yuángōng dōu huì nádào yìběn shǒucè.

Every new employee gets a handbook.

李时珍写了一本药书。

Lǐ Shízhēn xiěle yìběn yào shū.

Li Shizhen wrote a book about medicine.

桌子上的纸被一本书压着。

Zhuōzi shàng de zhǐ bèi yìběn shū yāzhe.

The paper on the table is pressed down by a book.

沈括写过一本有名的书。

Shěnkuò xiěguo yìběn yǒumíng de shū.

Shen Kuo wrote a famous book.

琴架上放着一本翻旧了的乐谱。

Qín jià shàng fàngzhe yìběn fān jiùle de yuèpǔ.

A well-worn book of sheet music sat on the music stand.

老师正在编写一本新教材。

Lǎoshī zhèngzài biānxiě yìběn xīn jiàocái.

The teacher is compiling a new textbook.

这些书你从中拿一本吧。

Zhèxiē shū nǐ cóngzhōng ná yìběn ba.

Take one book from among these.

这部电影是根据一本小说改编的。

Zhè bù diànyǐng shì gēnjù yìběn xiǎoshuō gǎibiān de.

This movie was adapted from a novel.