Word: 本 (běn)

这本家谱记录了十几代人。

Zhè běn jiāpǔ jìlù le shíjǐ dài rén.

This family tree records more than ten generations.

这本小说塑造了一位勇敢的母亲。

Zhè běn xiǎoshuō sùzàole yí wèi yǒnggǎn de mǔqīn.

This novel portrays a brave mother.

这本小说已经上了畅销书排行榜。

Zhè běn xiǎoshuō yǐjīng shàng le chàngxiāoshū páihángbǎng.

This novel has already made the bestseller charts.

这本小说已被翻译成多国语言。

Zhè běn xiǎoshuō yǐ bèi fānyì chéng duō guó yǔyán.

The novel has been translated into many languages.

这本小说很无聊。

Zhè běn xiǎoshuō hěn wúliáo.

This novel is boring.

这本小说我爱不释手。

Zhè běn xiǎoshuō wǒ àibúshìshǒu.

I can't put this novel down.

这本小说的作者是谁？

Zhè běn xiǎoshuō de zuòzhě shì shéi?

Who is the author of this story?

这本小说的故事很引人入胜。

Zhè běn xiǎoshuō de gùshi hěn yǐnrénrùshèng.

The story of this novel is fascinating.

这本护照的有用期限为五年。

Zhè běn hùzhào de yǒuyòng qīxiàn wèi wǔ nián.

This passport is valid for five years.

这本教科书不错。

Zhè běn jiàokēshū búcuò.

This textbook is good.

这本教科书是用简单的英语写的。

Zhè běn jiàokēshū shì yòng jiǎndān de Yīngyǔ xiě de.

This textbook is written in simple English.

这本是我的笔记本。

Zhè běn shì wǒ de bǐjìběn.

This is my notebook.

这本是我读过最好的书。

Zhè běn shì wǒ dúguo zuìhǎo de shū.

This is the best book I have ever read.

这本杂志对科学普及很有帮助。

Zhè běn zázhì duì kēxuépǔjí hěn yǒu bāngzhù.

This magazine is very helpful for the popularization of science.

这本杂志的封面很好看。

Zhè běn zázhì de fēngmiàn hěn hǎokàn.

The cover of this magazine looks great.

这本汉语书对我们来说没有太难。

Zhè běn Hànyǔ shū duì wǒmen lái shuō méiyǒu tài nán.

This Chinese book is not too difficult for us.

这本百科全书真是包罗万象啊！

Zhè běn bǎikēquánshū zhēnshi bāoluówànxiàng a!

This encyclopedia is truly all-inclusive!

这本笔记本不是你的，是他的。

Zhè běn bǐjìběn bú shì nǐ de, shì tā de.

The notebook is not yours. It's his.

这本词典当然是最好的。

Zhè běn cídiǎn dāngrán shì zuìhǎo de.

This dictionary is by far the best.

这本词典是几位专家编写的。

Zhè běn cídiǎn shì jǐ wèi zhuānjiā biānxiě de.

This dictionary was compiled by several experts.

这本词典是我自己选的。

Zhè běn cídiǎn shì wǒ zìjǐ xuǎn de.

I chose this dictionary of my own accord.

这本诗集的格调很清新。

Zhè běn shījí de gédiào hěn qīngxīn.

The style of this poetry collection is very fresh.

这本课本很好。

Zhè běn kèběn hěn hǎo.

This is a good textbook.

这本道德经我读了三遍。

Zhè běn Dàodéjīng wǒ dúle sān biàn.

I have read this copy of the Tao Te Ching three times.

这道菜堪称本店一绝。

Zhè dào cài kānchēng běn diàn yì jué.

This dish can be said to be the restaurant's specialty.

那是我买这本书的原因。

Nà shì wǒ mǎi zhè běn shū de yuányīn.

That's the reason I bought this book.

那本书不在桌子上。

Nà běn shū bú zài zhuōzi shàng.

That book isn't on the desk.

那本书仍受版权保护。

Nà běn shū réng shòu bǎnquán bǎohù.

This book is still copyrighted.

那本书你还给图书馆了吗？

Nà běn shū nǐ huán gěi túshūguǎn le ma?

Have you returned that book to the library?

那本书卖得很好。

Nà běn shū mài de hěn hǎo.

This book sells well.

那本书在哪儿？

Nà běn shū zài nǎr?

Where is the book?

那本书在这里。

Nà běn shū zài zhèlǐ.

The book is here.

那本书很旧。

Nà běn shū hěn jiù.

That book is very old.

那本书很有趣。

Nà běn shū hěn yǒuqù.

That book was interesting.

那本书有趣吗？

Nà běn shū yǒuqù ma?

Was the book interesting?

那本小说不适合儿童。

Nà běn xiǎoshuō bú shìhé értóng.

That novel isn't for children.

那本小说的作者是谁呢？

Nà běn xiǎoshuō de zuòzhě shì shéi ne?

Who is the author of the novel?

那本小说的结尾非常扣人心弦。

Nà běn xiǎoshuō de jiéwěi fēicháng kòurénxīnxián.

The ending of that novel is very exciting.

那本笔记本是谁的？

Nà běn bǐjìběn shì shéi de?

Whose notebook is that?

那本词典分为两卷。

Nà běn cídiǎn fēnwéi liǎng juǎn.

The dictionary comes in two volumes.

随便选三本书。

Suíbiàn xuǎn sān běn shū.

Choose three books at random.