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bun2
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[1] [n] root of a plant [2] [n] root; origin; source; basis; foundation [3] original [4] [n] book; copy [5] capital (in business) [6] our; this; the present [7] according to; based on [8] [n] beginning; starting point Stroke count: 5
Level: 3
Radical: 木 (#75)
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日本人
jat6 bun2 jan4 = Japanese person
本地
bun2 dei6 = local
本月
bun2 jyut6 = this month
本來
bun2 loi4 = formerly; at first; original
日本
jat6 bun2 = Japan
它本身
taa1 bun2 san1 = itself國
冇本心
mou5 bun2 sam1 = to have no conscience粵
本心
bun2 sam1 = conscience粵
本人
bun2 jan4 = oneself; in person
本色
bun2 sik1 = natural colorSee all 210 compounds |
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Showing all 10 examples containing 本
他是否本地人？ 國
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Is he a local?
佢係咪本地人嚟㗎？ 粵
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Is he/she a local?
我從來都沒去過日本。 國
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I have never been to Japan.
佢存放咗幾本書喺我呢處。 粵
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He has left a number of books with me.
佢睇緊書，但喺我睇唔到嗰本書嘅名。 粵
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He/She is reading a book, but I can't see what it's called.
挾住本書返學 粵
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He went to school with a book held under his arm.
本書掀到最後一頁
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Turn the book to the last page!
他本來想在沿海城市工作 國
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At first he intended to work in a coastal city.
他原本不想到這裡來 國
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He originally didn't want to come here.
基本上間屋布置好咗，剩番啲頭頭尾尾啫 粵
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The house is basically well-decorated. What remains to be done are just some odds and ends. Legend 國 : Written Chinese only 粵 : Spoken Cantonese only |
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Decimal representation of this word: 本
Unicode code for this character: U+672C (off-site link)
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HTML Code to link to this word:
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Decimal representation of this word: 本
Unicode code for this character: U+672C (off-site link)
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