Word: 本 (běn) classifier for books, periodicals, files etc

These are the example sentences using 本 in the sense classifier for books, periodicals, files etc. Every sentence using 本 is on the word's own page, whichever sense it uses.

Example sentences using 本 in this sense

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我把那本书借给他了, 可是他还没还给我。

Wǒ bǎ nà běn shū jiègěi tā le, kěshì tā hái méi huán gěi wǒ.

I lent that book to him, but he still hasn't given it back.
我整个下午都在看那本书。

Wǒ zhěnggè xiàwǔ dōu zài kàn nà běn shū.

I've been reading that book all afternoon.
我昨天买了好多本书。

Wǒ zuótiān mǎile hǎoduō běn shū.

I bought several books yesterday.
我最终得到了我要的那本书。

Wǒ zuìzhōng dédàole wǒ yào de nà běn shū.

I finally got hold of that book I wanted.
我有两本书。

Wǒ yǒu liǎng běn shū.

I have two books.
我有两本英语书。

Wǒ yǒu liǎng běn Yīngyǔ shū.

I have two English books.
我有本字典。

Wǒ yǒu běn zìdiǎn.

I have a dictionary.
我本来应该读一下这本书。

Wǒ běnlái yīnggāi dú yíxià zhè běn shū.

Of course I should read this book.
我每次读这本书都会有新发现。

Wǒ měicì dú zhè běn shū dōu huì yǒu xīn fāxiàn.

Every time I read this book, I find something new.
我用三块钱买了那本书。

Wǒ yòng sān kuài qián mǎile nà běn shū.

I paid 3 dollars for the book.
我的书不超过十本。

Wǒ de shū bù chāoguò shí běn.

I have not more than ten books.
我看完了这本书。

Wǒ kàn wánle zhè běn shū.

I've finished reading the book.
我能借这本书吗？

Wǒ néng jiè zhè běn shū ma?

May I borrow this book?
我能用这本字典吗？

Wǒ néng yòng zhè běn zìdiǎn ma?

Can I use this dictionary?
我能看一眼那本杂志吗？

Wǒ néng kàn yìyǎn nà běn zázhì ma?

Can I have a look at the magazine?
我至少有十本书。

Wǒ zhìshǎo yǒu shí běn shū.

I have at least ten books.
我舅舅给我买的这本书。

Wǒ jiùjiu gěi wǒ mǎi de zhè běn shū.

My uncle bought me this book.
我要这本书。

Wǒ yào zhè běn shū.

I want the book.
我要这本日中词典。

Wǒ yào zhè běn rì zhōng cídiǎn.

I want this Japanese-Chinese dictionary.
我觉得她会喜欢这本书的。

Wǒ juéde tā huì xǐhuan zhè běn shū de.

I think she'll like this book.
我觉得这本书值得一读。

Wǒ juéde zhè běn shū zhíde yì dú.

I think this book is worth reading.
我觉得这本书很有意思。

Wǒ juéde zhè běn shū hěn yǒuyìsi.

I found the book interesting.
我觉得这本书很简单。

Wǒ juéde zhè běn shū hěn jiǎndān.

I think this book is easy.
我觉得这本书非常有趣。

Wǒ juéde zhè běn shū fēicháng yǒuqù.

I found the book very interesting.
我让他借那本书给我。

Wǒ ràng tā jiè nà běn shū gěi wǒ.

I got him to lend me that book.
我记得以前读过这本小说。

Wǒ jìde yǐqián dúguo zhè běn xiǎoshuō.

I remember reading this novel before.
我读了这本书，它十分有趣。

Wǒ dúle zhè běn shū, tā shífēn yǒuqù.

I read this book. It was interesting from beginning to end.
我读完了那本书。

Wǒ dú wánle nà běn shū.

I've finished reading that book.
我还没有看完这本书。

Wǒ hái méiyǒu kàn wán zhè běn shū.

I haven't finished reading this book.
我还没读完这本书。

Wǒ hái méi dú wán zhè běn shū.

I haven't finished reading this book yet.
我非常喜欢这本书。

Wǒ fēicháng xǐhuan zhè běn shū.

I like this book very much.
把这本书给她。

Bǎ zhè běn shū gěi tā.

Give her the book.
把那两本书拿出来！

Bǎ nà liǎng běn shū ná chūlái!

Take out those two books!
昨天我卖了两本书。

Zuótiān wǒ màile liǎng běn shū.

Yesterday I sold two books.
有可能已经读过这本书了。

Yǒu kěnéng yǐjīng dúguo zhè běn shū le.

It is possible that you have already read this book.
桌子上有本书。

Zhuōzi shàng yǒu běn shū.

There is a book on the table.
父亲给我买了本书。

Fùqīn gěi wǒ mǎile běn shū.

Father bought a book for me.
给我这本书。

Gěi wǒ zhè běn shū.

Give me the book.
翻译这本书要花一些时间。

Fānyì zhè běn shū yào huā yìxiē shíjiān.

It would take some time for me to translate this book.
翻译那本书要多少钱？

Fānyì nà běn shū yào duōshǎo qián?

How much money will it cost to get that book translated?
老师问我我喜欢哪本书。

Lǎoshī wèn wǒ wǒ xǐhuan nǎ běn shū.

The teacher asked me which book I liked.
请你在这本书上签名好吗？

Qǐng nǐ zài zhè běn shū shàng qiānmíng hǎo ma?

Could you please autograph this book?
请看这本书。

Qǐng kàn zhè běn shū.

Please have a look at this book.
读这本书很容易。

Dú zhè běn shū hěn róngyì.

It is easy to read this book.
这五本书是我同学的。

Zhè wǔ běn shū shì wǒ tóngxué de.

These five books belong to my classmate.
这就是你正在找的那本书。

Zhè jiùshì nǐ zhèngzài zhǎo de nà běn shū.

This is the book which you are looking for.
这是本值得一看的书。

Zhè shì běn zhíde yí kàn de shū.

This is a book to read.
这是本关于星星的书。

Zhè shì běn guānyú xīngxing de shū.

This is a book about stars.
这是本对儿童有益的书。

Zhè shì běn duì értóng yǒuyì de shū.

This is a good book for children to read.
这是本很旧的书。

Zhè shì běn hěn jiù de shū.

This is a very old book.
这是本有趣的书，不是吗？

Zhè shì běn yǒuqù de shū, bú shì ma?

This is an interesting book, isn't it?
这是本汉语书。

Zhè shì běn Hànyǔ shū.

This is a Chinese language book.
这本书一点也不有趣。

Zhè běn shū yìdiǎn yě bù yǒuqù.

This book isn't interesting at all.
这本书不值得一读。

Zhè běn shū bù zhíde yì dú.

This book isn't worth reading.
这本书不是我的。

Zhè běn shū bú shì wǒ de.

This book isn't mine.
这本书不是给年轻读者看的。

Zhè běn shū bú shì gěi niánqīng dúzhě kàn de.

These books are not fit for young readers.
这本书他们读起来够简单了。

Zhè běn shū tāmen dú qǐlai gòu jiǎndānle.

This book is easy enough for them to read.
这本书会对你有很大的用处。

Zhè běn shū huì duì nǐ yǒu hěn dà de yòngchu.

This book will be of great use to you.
这本书会对我们有很大用处。

Zhè běn shū huì duì wǒmen yǒu hěn dà yòngchu.

This book will be of great use to us.
这本书值得一看。

Zhè běn shū zhíde yí kàn.

This book is worth reading.
这本书值得再看一遍。

Zhè běn shū zhíde zài kàn yíbiàn.

This book is worth reading again.
这本书值得读两遍。

Zhè běn shū zhíde dú liǎng biàn.

This book is worth reading twice.
这本书充满了错误。

Zhè běn shū chōngmǎnle cuòwù.

This book is full of mistakes.
这本书关于生活在英国。

Zhè běn shū guānyú shēnghuó zài Yīngguó.

This book deals with life in the United Kingdom.
这本书出版于1689年。

Zhè běn shū chūbǎn yú yī liù bā jiǔ nián.

The book was published in 1689.
这本书在英国印刷。

Zhè běn shū zài Yīngguó yìnshuā.

This book was printed in England.
这本书多少钱？

Zhè běn shū duōshǎo qián?

How much does this book cost?
这本书好厚。

Zhè běn shū hǎo hòu.

This book is too thick.
这本书对你有用。

Zhè běn shū duì nǐ yǒuyòng.

This book may well be useful to you.
这本书对你来说读起来太难了。

Zhè běn shū duì nǐ lái shuō dú qǐlai tài nánle.

This book is too difficult for you to read.
这本书对我太难了。

Zhè běn shū duì wǒ tài nánle.

This book is too difficult for me.
这本书对我而言太贵了。

Zhè běn shū duì wǒ éryán tài guìle.

This book is too expensive for me.
这本书少了两页。

Zhè běn shū shǎole liǎng yè.

Two pages are missing from this book.
这本书就行了。

Zhè běn shū jiù xíng le.

This book will do.
这本书很容易。

Zhè běn shū hěn róngyì.

This book was easy.
这本书很小。

Zhè běn shū hěn xiǎo.

This book is very small.
这本书很有意思。

Zhè běn shū hěn yǒuyìsi.

This book is very interesting.
这本书很有趣。

Zhè běn shū hěn yǒuqù.

This book is very interesting.
这本书很简单。

Zhè běn shū hěn jiǎndān.

The book is easy.
这本书很重。

Zhè běn shū hěn zhòng.

This book is heavy.
这本书很难读。

Zhè běn shū hěn nán dú.

This book is quite difficult.
这本书我昨天买了。

Zhè běn shū wǒ zuótiān mǎile.

I bought the book yesterday.
这本书明年要出版。

Zhè běn shū míngnián yào chūbǎn.

This book will be printed next year.
这本书昨天在他的车上。

Zhè běn shū zuótiān zài tā de chē shàng.

This book was in his car yesterday.
这本书昨天在他车上。

Zhè běn shū zuótiān zài tā chē shàng.

This book was in his car yesterday.
这本书是不是他一直用的？

Zhè běn shū shìbúshì tā yìzhí yòng de?

Is this book the one he always uses?
这本书是他热心研究的成果。

Zhè běn shū shì tā rèxīn yánjiū de chéngguǒ.

This book is a result of his enthusiastic research.
这本书是你的。

Zhè běn shū shì nǐ de.

This book is yours.
这本书是你的吗？

Zhè běn shū shì nǐ de ma?

Does this book belong to you?
这本书是图书馆的。

Zhè běn shū shì túshūguǎn de.

This book belongs to the library.
这本书是我在车站前的书店买的。

Zhè běn shū shì wǒ zài chēzhàn qián de shūdiàn mǎi de.

I bought this book at the bookstore in front of the station.
这本书是我的。

Zhè běn shū shì wǒ de.

This book is mine.
这本书是新的。

Zhè běn shū shì xīn de.

This book is new.
这本书是用英文写的。

Zhè běn shū shì yòng Yīngwén xiě de.

This book is written in English.
这本书是红色。

Zhè běn shū shì hóngsè.

This book is red.
这本书是谁的？

Zhè běn shū shì shéi de?

Who does the book belong to?
这本书有很多图片。

Zhè běn shū yǒu hěn duō túpiàn.

This book has a lot of pictures.
这本书有很多插图。

Zhè běn shū yǒu hěn duō chātú.

This book has a lot of illustrations.
这本书有精美的插图。

Zhè běn shū yǒu jīngměi de chātú.

This book is beautifully illustrated.
这本书有趣吗？

Zhè běn shū yǒuqù ma?

Is this book interesting?