Word: 本 (běn)

我以前读过这本书。

Wǒ yǐqián dúguo zhè běn shū.

I have read the book before.

我们买了两本书。

Wǒmen mǎile liǎng běn shū.

We bought two books.

我会把这本书给你。

Wǒ huì bǎ zhè běn shū gěi nǐ.

I will give you this book.

我会读完这本书。

Wǒ huì dú wán zhè běn shū.

I'll finish reading this book.

我做完我的功课后，就读这本书。

Wǒ zuò wán wǒ de gōngkè hòu, jiùdú zhè běn shū.

I read the book after I had finished my homework.

我偶然发现了那本书。

Wǒ ǒurán fāxiànle nà běn shū.

I found the book by accident.

我写了这本书。

Wǒ xiěle zhè běn shū.

I wrote this book.

我刚刚读完这本书。

Wǒ gānggang dú wán zhè běn shū.

I just finished reading this book.

我前几天买了这本书。

Wǒ qián jǐtiān mǎile zhè běn shū.

I bought this book the other day.

我发现读这本书很难。

Wǒ fāxiàn dú zhè běn shū hěn nán.

I found it difficult to read the book.

我发现这本新杂志非常有趣。

Wǒ fāxiàn zhè běn xīn zázhì fēicháng yǒuqù.

I found the new magazine very interesting.

我发现这本漫画书非常有趣。

Wǒ fāxiàn zhè běn mànhuà shū fēicháng yǒuqù.

I found the comic book very interesting.

我只有十本英语教科书。

Wǒ zhǐyǒu shí běn Yīngyǔ jiàokēshū.

I have no more than ten English textbooks.

我可以向你推荐这本书。

Wǒ kěyǐ xiàng nǐ tuījiàn zhè běn shū.

I can recommend this book to you.

我喜欢读这本小说。

Wǒ xǐhuan dú zhè běn xiǎoshuō.

I have enjoyed reading this novel.

我喜欢这本笔记本。

Wǒ xǐhuan zhè běn bǐjìběn.

I like this notebook.

我在看这本书。

Wǒ zài kàn zhè běn shū.

I am reading the book.

我宁愿不睡觉也要看完这本书。

Wǒ nìngyuàn bú shuìjiào yě yào kàn wán zhè běn shū.

I'd rather not sleep and finish reading this book.

我对这本书感兴趣。

Wǒ duì zhè běn shū gǎnxìngqù.

I find this book very interesting.

我对这本书评价很高。

Wǒ duì zhè běn shū píngjià hěn gāo.

I have a high opinion of this book.

我已经看完这本书了。

Wǒ yǐjīng kàn wán zhè běn shū le.

I have already finished this book.

我已经读完了这本书。

Wǒ yǐjīng dú wánle zhè běn shū.

I have already finished this book.

我希望你读读这本书。

Wǒ xīwàng nǐ dú dú zhè běn shū.

I hope that you give this book a read.

我应该读这本书。

Wǒ yīnggāi dú zhè běn shū.

I should read the book.

我当时每个月都会购买五本书。

Wǒ dāngshí měige yuè dōu huì gòumǎi wǔ běn shū.

I bought five books a month.

我很确定她不会喜欢这本书。

Wǒ hěn quèdìng tā búhuì xǐhuan zhè běn shū.

I'm sure she won't like the book.

我想买这本字典。

Wǒ xiǎng mǎi zhè běn zìdiǎn.

I want to buy this dictionary.

我想买这本词典。

Wǒ xiǎng mǎi zhè běn cídiǎn.

I want to buy this dictionary.

我想你读一读这本书。

Wǒ xiǎng nǐ dú yì dú zhè běn shū.

I want you to read this book.

我想让你读这本书。

Wǒ xiǎng ràng nǐ dú zhè běn shū.

I want you to read this book.

我想请你把这本书翻译成英文。

Wǒ xiǎng qǐng nǐ bǎ zhè běn shū fānyì chéng Yīngwén.

I'd like you to translate this book into English.

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.

我是岩本和人。

Wǒ shì yán běn hé rén.

I am Kazuto Iwamoto.

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.

我本不应该做的。

Wǒ běn bù yīnggāi zuò de.

I shouldn't have done it.

我本应该先问的。

Wǒ běn yīnggāi xiān wèn de.

I should've asked.

我本想给你打电话的。

Wǒ běn xiǎng gěi nǐ dǎdiànhuà de.

I was meaning to call you.

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.

扶贫要扶本

fúpín yào fú běn

to help the poor, you must help at the root

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!

无本难求利

wú běn nán qiú lì

without capital it is hard to seek profit

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.

木无本必枯，水无源必竭

mù wú běn bì kū, shuǐ wú yuán bì jié

a tree without roots must wither, water without a source must run dry

木有本，水有源

mù yǒu běn, shuǐ yǒu yuán

trees have roots, water has a source

本产品产自中国。

Běn chǎnpǐn chǎn zì Zhōngguó.

This product was made in China.

本公司将此产品加以促销。

Běn gōngsī jiāng cǐ chǎnpǐn jiāyǐ cùxiāo.

Our company is promoting this product.

本合同一式两份。

Běn hétong yíshì liǎng fèn.

This contract is made in duplicate.

本周气温一直都很热。

Běn zhōu qìwēn yìzhí dōu hěn rè.

The temperature has stayed hot this week.

本店即日起开始打折。

Běn diàn jírì qǐ kāishǐ dǎzhé.

Starting today, this shop is offering discounts.

本规定请大家一体遵守。

Běn guīdìng qǐng dàjiā yìtǐ zūnshǒu.

All concerned are asked to abide by this rule.

桌子上放着若干本旧杂志。

Zhuōzi shàng fàngzhe ruògān běn jiù zázhì.

There are a number of old magazines on the table.

桌子上有本书。

Zhuōzi shàng yǒu běn shū.

There is a book on the table.

欢迎收看本频道。

Huānyíng shōukàn běn píndào.

Welcome to the channel.

江山风月，本无常主

jiāngshān fēngyuè, běn wúcháng zhǔ

rivers, hills, wind and moon have never had a fixed owner

父亲给我买了本书。

Fùqīn gěi wǒ mǎile běn shū.

Father bought a book for me.

神仙本是凡人做，只为凡人不肯修

shénxiān běn shì fánrén zuò, zhǐ wèi fánrén bùkěn xiū

immortals were originally made from ordinary people; ordinary people just won't cultivate themselves

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?

老师正在修订这本教材。

Lǎoshī zhèngzài xiūdìng zhè běn jiàocái.

The teacher is revising this textbook.

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.

舌为利害本，口是祸福门

shé wéi lìhài běn, kǒu shì huòfú mén

the tongue is the root of gain and harm, the mouth is the gate of fortune and misfortune

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?

请你给我写一份这本书的简介。

Qǐng nǐ gěi wǒ xiě yífèn zhè běn shū de jiǎnjiè.

Please write me a summary of this book.

请把病历本带来，好吗？

Qǐng bǎ bìnglì běn dàilái, hǎo ma?

Could you bring your medical record book with you?

请看这本书。

Qǐng kàn zhè běn shū.

Please have a look at this book.

读完这本书，请写一篇心得。

Dú wán zhè běn shū, qǐng xiě yìpiān xīndé.

After finishing this book, please write up what you learned from it.

读这本书很容易。

Dú zhè běn shū hěn róngyì.

It is easy to read this book.

这两本都是宋本。

Zhè liǎng běn dōu shì Sòng běn.

Both of these are Song Dynasty block-printed editions.

这五本书是我同学的。

Zhè wǔ běn shū shì wǒ tóngxué de.

These five books belong to my classmate.