本 (bun2 | ben3) : basis; original; copy

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本

bun2

ben3

[1] [n] basis; origin; source
[2] [adj] original; inherent; intrinsic
[3] [adv] originally; at first
[4] [pron] my/our; this; current
[5] [prep] based on; according to; on the authority of
[6] [n] copy; book; edition; script
[7] [classifier] copy (of book, magazine, dictionary, etc)
[8] [n] capital; principal; cost
[9] [n] root or stem (of a plant)

variant form: 夲

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Stroke count: 5

Level: 1

Radical: 木 (#75)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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本日 bun2 jat6 ben3 ri4 = today. [粵]今日國

日本人 jat6 bun2 jan4 ri4 ben3 ren2 = Japanese person

本地 bun2 dei6 ben3 di4 = local

本月 bun2 jyut6 ben3 yue4 = this month

本來 bun2 loi4 ben3 lai2 = formerly; at first; original

日本 jat6 bun2 ri4 ben3, lv4 ben3 = Japan

它本身 taa1 bun2 san1 ta1 ben3 shen1 = itself 國

冇本心 mou5 bun2 sam1 = to have no conscience 粵

本心 bun2 sam1 = conscience 粵

本人 bun2 jan4 ben3 ren2 = oneself; in person

本地人 bun2 dei6 jan4 ben3 di4 ren2 = locals here

本色 bun2 sik1 ben3 shai3 = natural color

原本 jyun4 bun2 yuan2 ben3 = originally; formerly

基本法 gei1 bun2 faat3 ji1 ben3 fa3 = basic law

本周 bun2 zau1 ben3 zhou1 = variant of 本週

日本國 jat6 bun2 gwok3 ri4 ben3 guo2 = Japan

大字本 daai6 zi6 bun2 da4 zi4 ben3 = [printing] large-character edition; large-type edition

㨴開本書 kin2 hoi1 bun2 syu1 = open a book 粵

讀本 duk6 bun2 du2 ben3 = reader; an instructional book

本命年 bun2 ming6 nin4 ben3 ming4 nian2 = year of one's birth sign

本土派 bun2 tou2 paai3 ben3 tu3 pai4 = localists

本末 bun2 mut6 ben3 mo4 = beginning and end

資本主義 zi1 bun2 zyu2 ji6 zi1 ben3 zhu3 yi4 = capitalism

資本 zi1 bun2 zi1 ben3 = capital (as in goods and net worth)

基本 gei1 bun2 ji1 ben3 = fundamental; basic; basis; main

書本 syu1 bun2 shu1 ben3 = book; books

本事 bun2 si6 ben3 shi4 = ability; source

本子 bun2 zi2 ben3 zi5 = book; notebook; edition; slang for a driver's license 國

本性 bun2 sing3 ben3 xing4 = natural instincts; nature; inherent quality

本能 bun2 nang4 ben3 neng2 = instinct

本着 bun2 zoek6 ben3 zhe5 = in line with; in the light of

本質 bun2 zat1 ben3 zhi4 = essence

本身 bun2 san1 ben3 shen1 = per se

本錢 bun2 cin4/cin4*2 ben3 qian2 = capital

本領 bun2 leng5 ben3 ling3 = skill; ability; capability

標本 biu1 bun2 biao1 ben3 = specimen

成本 sing4 bun2 cheng2 ben3 = (manufacturing, production, etc.) costs

資本家 zi1 bun2 gaa1 zi1 ben3 jia1 = capitalist

根本 gan1 bun2 gen1 ben3 = basically

劇本 kek6 bun2 ju4 ben3 = drama; opera; play; script; libretti

脫離本題 tyut3 lei4 bun2 tai4 tuo1 li2 ben3 ti2 = to change the subject; to digress from the topic under discussion

基本上 gei1 bun2 soeng6 ji1 ben3 shang4 = basically

根本上 gan1 bun2 soeng6 gen1 ben3 shang4 = basically

本土 bun2 tou2 ben3 tu3 = [1] one's native country, [2] metropolitan territory

本末倒置 bun2 mut6 dou2 zi3 ben3 mo4 dao3 zhi4 = to put the cart before the horse

樣本 joeng6 bun2 yang4 ben3 = sample, specimen

本票 bun2 piu3 ben3 piao4 = cashier's check

墨爾本 mak6 ji5 bun2 mo4 er3 ben3 = Melbourne

本節 bun2 zit3 = present section

蝕本 sit6 bun2 shi2 ben3 = disinvestment; lose one's capital

折本 sit6 bun2 she2 ben3 = lose money in business

老本 lou5 bun2 = capital, principal; [粵]: original occupation

虧本 kwai1 bun2 kui1 ben3 = lose money in business

日本扁柏 jat6 bun2 bin2 paak3 ri4 ben3 bian3 bai3 = Japanese/Hinoki Cypress

波本 bo1 bun2 = bourbon

波本威士忌 bo1 bun2 wai1 si6 gei6*2 = bourbon

版本 baan2 bun2 ban3 ben3 = version, edition

課本 fo3 bun2 = textbook

本應 bun2 jing1 = ought

本家 bun2 gaa1 ben3 jia1 = distant relative with the same family name 粵

手本 sau2 bun2 shou3 ben3 = (Manchu Dynasty) memo presented by successful candidate in formal call on examiner

本該 bun2 goi1 = originally; what is not, but should be

日本茶 jat6 bun2 caa4 = Japanese tea

日本菜 jat6 bun2 coi3 = Japanese style dish

日本手話 jat6 bun2 sau2 waa6 = Japanese Sign Language (JSL)

不變資本 bat1 bin3 zi1 bun2 bu4 bian4 zi1 ben3 = constant capital 國

文本 man4 bun2 wen2 ben3 = version, text

本生燈 bun2 sang1 dang1 ben3 sheng1 deng1 = Bunsen burner

本本主義 bun2 bun2 zyu2 ji6 ben3 ben3 zhu3 yi4 = book worship; bookishness

本科 bun2 fo1 ben3 ke1 = undergraduate course; regular college course

本義 bun2 ji6 ben3 yi4 = original meaning; literal sense

本職 bun2 zik1 ben3 zhi2 = one's job

本部 bun2 bou6 ben3 bu4 = a cadre

本金 bun2 gam1 ben3 jin1 = capital (money); principal

本題 bun2 tai4 ben3 ti2 = the subject under discussion; the point at issue

本體 bun2 tai2 ben3 ti3 = noumenon; thing-in-itself

吃老本 hek3 lou5 bun2 chi1 lao3 ben3 = to live off one's past gains 國

低成本 dai1 sing4 bun2 di1 cheng2 ben3 = low cost; inexpensive

便箋本 bin6 zin1 bun2 bian4 jian1 ben3 = notepad, memo pad, scribble pad

外國資本 ngoi6 gwok3 zi1 bun2 wai4 guo2 zi1 ben3 = foreign capital

天然本地 tin1 jin4 bun2 dei6 tian1 ran2 ben3 di4 = natural background

插圖本 caap3 tou4 bun2 cha1 tu2 ben3 = an illustrated edition

按成本 on3 sing4 bun2 an4 cheng2 ben3 = at cost

本來面目 bun2 loi4 min6 muk6 ben3 lai2 mian4 mu4 = true colors; true features

本初子午線 bun2 co1 zi2 ng5 sin3 ben3 chu1 zi3 wu3 xian4 = the first meridian; the prime meridian

本利 bun2 lei6 ben3 li4 = investment and profit; principal and interest

本國 bun2 gwok3 ben3 guo2 = this country (where the speaker is)

本土化 bun2 tou2 faa3 ben3 tu3 hua4 = localization; to localize

本堂 bun2 tong4 ben3 tang2 = nave

本字 bun2 zi6 ben3 zi4 = [ling.] original character

本年度 bun2 nin4 dou6 ben3 nian2 du4 = this year; the current year

本底 bun2 dai2 ben3 di3 = background

本底計數 bun2 dai2 gai3 sou3 ben3 di3 ji4 shu4 = background count

本影 bun2 jing2 ben3 ying3 = umbra

本意 bun2 ji3 ben3 yi4 = original idea; real intention; etymon

本文 bun2 man4 ben3 wen2 = this text; article; the main body of a book

本族語 bun2 zuk6 jyu5 ben3 zu2 yu3 = native language; mother tongue

基本詞彙 gei1 bun2 ci4 wui6 ji1 ben3 ci2 hui4 = basic word

基本概念 gei1 bun2 koi3 nim6 ji1 ben3 gai4 nian4 = basic concept

基本原理 gei1 bun2 jyun4 lei5 ji1 ben3 yuan2 li3 = fundamental principle

本調 bun2 diu6 ben3 diao4 = [ling.] original tone; citation tone

平裝本 ping4 zong1 bun2 ping2 zhuang1 ben3 = softcover; paperback

紙面本 zi2 min6 bun2 zhi3 mian4 ben3 = softcover; paperback

本固枝榮 bun2 gu3 zi1 wing4 ben3 gu4 zhi1 rong2 = when the root is firm; the branches flourish

抽印本 cau1 jan3 bun2 chou1 yin4 ben3 = separate

商業版本 soeng1 jip6 baan2 bun2 shang1 ye4 ban3 ben3 = commercial version (of software)

日本海 jat6 bun2 hoi2 ri4 ben3 hai3 = Sea of Japan

標本蟲 biu1 bun2 cung4 biao1 ben3 chong2 = spider beetle

本人的觀點 bun2 jan4 dik1 gun1 dim2 ben3 ren2 de5 guan1 dian3 = (one's) personal view 國

八開本 baat3 hoi1 bun2 ba1 kai1 ben3 = [n] octavo

版本說明 baan2 bun2 syut3 ming4 ban3 ben3 shuo1 ming2 = [v] imprint

筆記本 bat1 gei3 bun2 bi3 ji4 ben3 = notebook

本田 bun2 tin4 ben3 tian2 = Honda

美國本地人 mei5 gwok3 bun2 dei6 jan4 mei3 guo2 ben3 di4 ren2 = Native American (aka "American Indian")

借貸成本 ze3 taai3 sing4 bun2 = borrowing costs

本地培養的人才 bun2 dei6 pui4 joeng5 dik1 jan4 coi4 = homegrown talent 國

寫劇本 se2 kek6 bun2 = write the screenplay

本地市場 bun2 dei6 si5 coeng4 = domestic market

本土市場 bun2 tou2 si5 coeng4 = domestic market

筆記本電腦 bat1 gei3 bun2 din6 nou5 = notebook computer

桃色本 tou4 sik1 bun2 tai2 se4 ben3 = sex book

日本相撲手 jat6 bun2 soeng1 pok3 sau2 = Japanese sumo wrestlers

本地生產總值 bun2 dei6 sang1 caan2 zung2 zik6 = gross domestic product (GDP)

日本學 jat6 bun2 hok6 ri4 ben3 xue2 = study of Japan

日本新年 jat6 bun2 san1 nin4 ri4 ben3 xin1 nian2 = Japanese new year (shogatsu or oshogatsu)

日本電視劇 jat6 bun2 din6 si6 kek6 ri4 ben3 dian4 shi4 ju4 = a Japanese soap opera

日本龍蝦 jat6 bun2 lung4 haa1 ri4 ben3 long2 xia1 = Japanese lobster

社女大本營 se5 neoi5*2 daai6 bun2 jing4 she4 nv3 da4 ben3 ying2 = [n] brothel, prostitute HQ,

大本營 daai6 bun2 jing4 da4 ben3 ying2 = [n] military headquarters; centre, center

本報記者 bun2 bou3 gei3 ze2 ben3 bao4 ji4 zhe3 = the reporter working specially for a newspaper (claimed by the paper authority)

回本 wui4 bun2 = cover the costs

抄本 caau1 bun2 chao1 ben3 = handwritten copy

副本 fu3 bun2 fu4 ben3 = duplicate; transcript

粵語課本 jyut6 jyu5 fo3 bun2 = [n] a Cantonese textbook

基本功 gei1 bun2 gung1 ji1 ben3 gong1 = basic training; basic skill; essential technique

活標本 wut6 biu1 bun2 huo2 biao1 ben3 = living specimen

還本 waan4 bun2 huan2 ben3 = repayment of principal (capital)

手抄本 sau2 caau1 bun2 shou3 chao1 ben3 = hand-written copy; manuscript

一本正經 jat1 bun2 zing3 ging1 yi1 ben3 zheng4 jing1 = in all seriousness; in dead earnest

小本經營 siu2 bun2 ging1 jing4 xiao3 ben3 jing1 ying2 = business with a small capital; do business in a small way

血本 hyut3 bun2 xue4 ben3 = principal; original capital

張本 zoeng1 bun2 zhang1 ben3 = an anticipatory action; a hint foreshadowing later development in a story; an anticipatory remark

本份 bun2 fan6 = one's duty

盡本份 zeon6 bun2 fan6 = do one's duty; do one's part; do one's share

本地雞 bun2 dei6 gai1 ben3 di4 ji1 = local girls

本地菜 bun2 dei6 coi3 = local girls (lit., "local vegetables")

本地薑唔辣 bun2 dei6 goeng1 m4 laat6 = local people or things aren't as valued as outside ones 粵

本地狀元 bun2 dei6 zong6 jyun4 ben3 di4 zhuang4 yuan2 = lepers 粵

本銀 bun2 ngan4*2 = capital (money); principal 粵

日本櫻花 jat6 bun2 jing1 faa1 = Japanese cherry

植物標本室 zik6 mat6 biu1 bun2 sat1 = herbarium

植物標本林 zik6 mat6 biu1 bun2 lam4 = arboretum

一本通書睇到老 jat1 bun2 tung1 syu1 tai2 dou3 lou5 = rigid, inflexible (in one's views) 粵

本港 bun2 gong2 ben3 gang3 = local Hong Kong (Lit.)

日本嘢 jat6 bun2 je5 = Japanese food , Japanese meal 粵

日本料理 jat6 bun2 liu6*2 lei5 ri4 ban3 liao4 li3 = Japanese food , Japanese meal

固本培元 gu3 bun2 pui4 jyun4 gu4 ben3 pei2 yuan2 = to solidify/strengthen a foundation (esp. of health)

三句話不離本行 saam1 geoi3 waa6 bat1 lei4 bun2 hong4 san1 ju4 hua4 bu4 li2 ben3 xing2 = talk shop; talk shop all the time 國

本分 bun2 fan6 ben3 fen4 = (to play) one's part; one's role; one's duty; (to stay within) one's bounds

本行 bun2 hong4 ben3 hang2 = one's line; one's profession

打開本書 daa2 hoi1 bun2 syu1 = open the book

揭開本書 kit3 hoi1 bun2 syu1 = open the book 粵

本週 bun2 zau1 ben3 zhou1 = this week

本島 bun2 dou2 ben3 dao3 = main island

應召女郎大本營 jing3 ziu6 neoi5 long4 daai6 bun2 jing4 = an escort agency (lit., "call girl headquarters")

草本 cou2 bun2 cao3 ben3 = herbaceous

腳本 goek3 bun2 jiao3 ben3 = script, scenario

虛構資本 heoi1 kau3 zi1 bun2 xu1 gou4 zi1 ben3 = fictitious capital

大日本帝國 daai6 jat6 bun2 dai3 gwok3 da4 ri4 ben3 di4 guo2 = Empire of Japan

日本式 jat6 bun2 sik1 ri4 ben3 shi4 = Japanese style

本體論 bun2 tai2 leon6 = ontology

本屆 bun2 gaai3 ben3 jie4 = this session (of an event)

基本頻率 gei1 bun2 pan4 leot6 ji1 ben3 pin2 lv4 = fundamental frequency

刪節本 saan1 zit3 bun2 shan1jie2 ben3 = abridged version; abbreviated edition

血本無歸 hyut3 bun2 mou4 gwai1 xue4 ben3 wu2 gui1 = receive nothing in for one's hard-earned savings or investments; to lose one's life savings due to bankruptcy etc.

本科生 bun2 fo1 saang1 ben3 ke1 sheng1 = undergraduate

抌本 dam2 bun2 = have to spend a lot of money on 粵

落本 lok6 bun2 luo4 ben3 = have to spend a lot of money (capital) on 粵

足本 zuk1 bun2 zu2 ben3 = unabridged / complete book

足本版 zuk1 bun2 baan2 zu2 ben3 ban3 = unabridged / complete book edition

一本萬利 jat1 bun2 maan6 lei6 yi1 ben3 wan4 li4 = make big profit of a small capital

本席 bun2 zik6 ben3 xi2 = I (said of a judge speaking in first person)

日本女優 jat6 bun2 neoi5 jau1 ri4 ben3 nv3 you1 = Japanese actress

本利歸還 bun2 lei6 gwai1 waan4 ben3 li4 gui1 huan2 = to return in principal and interest; to take revenge to the full

本乎 bun2 fu4 ben3 hu1 = be based upon; originate from

本位 bun2 wai6 ben3 wei4 = standard; one's own department or unit

老本行 lou5 bun2 hong4 lao3 ben3 hang2 = old profession

翻本 faan1 bun2 fan1 ben3 = win back what one has lost

老婆本 lou5 po4 bun2 = marriage fund 粵

棺材本 gun1 coi4 bun2 = funeral fund 粵

使人唔使本 sai2 jan4 m4 sai2 bun2 shi3 ren2 wu2 shi3 ben3 = push people around too much 粵

本宮 bun2 gung1 ben3 gong1 = I; me (personal pronoun used by empress; concubine; princess etc.)

範本 faan6 bun2 fan4 ben3 = model, template

夠本 gau3 bun2 gou4 ben3 = get your money's worth; break even

熊本 hung4 bun2 xiong2 ben3 = Kumamoto

日本仔 jat6 bun2 zai2 ri4 ben3 zai3 = Japanese person (derogatory)

布里斯本 bou3 lei5 si1 bun2 = Brisbane

日本航空公司 jat6 bun2 hong4 hung1 gung1 si1 = Japan Air Lines (JAL)

日本經濟新聞 jat6 bun2 ging1 zai3 san1 man4 ri4 ben3 jing1 ji4 xin1 wen2 = Japanese Economic News

日本腦炎 jat6 bun2 nou5 jim4 ri4 ben3 nao3 yan2 = Japanese encephalitis

日本電報電話公司 jat6 bun2 din6 bou3 din6 waa6*2 gung1 si1 ri4 ben3 dian4 bao4 dian4 hua4 gong1 si1 = Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (NTT)

本篤十六世 bun2 duk1 sap6 luk6 sai3 ben3 du3 shi2 liu4 shi4 = Benedict XVI (Roman Catholic pope)

角本 gok3 bun2 = script (on a computer)

本土化軟件 bun2 tou2 faa3 jyun5 gin6*2 ben3 tu3 hua4 ruan3 jian4 = software localization

本地管理界面 bun2 dei6 gun2 lei5 gaai3 min6*2 ben3 di4 guan3 li3 jie4 mian4 = local management interface (LMI)

本州 bun2 zau1 ben3 zhou1 = Honshu

本底輻射 bun2 dai2 fuk1 se6 ben3 di3 fu2 she4 = background radiation

本拉登 bun2 laai1 dang1 ben3 la1 deng1 = [普] (Osama) bin Laden

奧薩瑪本拉登 ou3 saat3 maa5 bun2 laai1 dang1 = [普] Osama bin Laden

保存的標本 bou2 cyun4 dik1 biu1 bun2 bao3 cun2 de5 biao1 ben3 = preserved specimen 國

牙本質 ngaa4 bun2 zat1 ya2 ben3 zhi2 = dentine

本溪 bun2 kai1 ben3 xi1 = Benxi

教宗本篤十六世 gaau3 zung1 bun2 duk1 sap6 luk6 sai3 = Pope Benedict XVI

聯合國資本開發基金 lyun4 hap6 gwok3 zi1 bun2 hoi1 faat3 gei1 gam1 = United Nations Capital Development Fund

日本央行 jat6 bun2 joeng1 hong2 = Bank of Japan

日本航空 jat6 bun2 hong4 hung1 = Japan Airlines

本港台 bun2 gong2 toi4 = Asia Television Ltd. Home Channel

亞洲電視本港台 aa3 zau1 din6 si6 bun2 gong2 toi4 = Asia Television, Ltd. Home Channel

本洲 bun2 zau1 = Benjhou, Benzhou

香港日本人俱樂部 hoeng1 gong2 jat6 bun2 keoi1 lok6 bou6 = The Hong Kong Japanese Club

歌本哈根 go1 bun2 haa1 gan1 = Copenhagen

日本銀行 jat6 bun2 ngan4 hong4 ri4 ben3 yin2 hang2 = Bank of Japan

日本國憲法 jat6 bun2 gwok3 hin3 faat3 ri4 ben3 guo2 xian4 fa3 = the Japanese constitution

木本植物 muk6 bun2 zik6 mat6 mu4 ban3 zhi2 wu4 = [botany] xylophyta; woody plant

日本語 jat6 bun2 jyu5 ri4 ben3 yu3 = the Japanese language, Nihongo

壹本便利 jat1 bun2 bin6 lei6 = Easy Finder

超文本 ciu1 man4 bun2 chao1 wen2 ben3 = hypertext

日本郵船 jat6 bun2 jau4 syun4 = short-lived 粵

哥本哈根 go1 bun2 haa1 gan1 ge1 ben3 ha1 gen1 = Copenhagen

腳本語言 goek3 bun2 jyu5 jin4 jiao3 ben3 yu3 yan2 = script language, scripting programming language

日本漢詩 jat6 bun2 hon3 si1 ri4 ben3 han4 shi1 = poem in the form of Chinese writing Japanese poetry

本土主義 bun2 tou2 zyu2 ji6 ben3 tu3 zhu3 yi4 = nativism

臨時的本地管理接口 lam4 si4 dik1 bun2 dei6 gun2 lei5 zip3 hau2 lin2 shi2 de5 ben3 di4 guan3 li3 jie1 kou3 = Interim Local Management Interface; ILMI 國

日本原子能研究所 jat6 bun2 jyun4 zi2 nang4 jin4 gau3 so2 ri4 ben3 yuan2 zi3 neng2 yan2 jiu4/1 (Taiwan/PRC) suo3 = Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute

本杰明 bun2 git6 ming4 ben3 jie2 ming2 = Benjamin (person name)

本草綱目 bun2 cou2 gong1 muk6 ben3 cao3 gang1 mu4 = An Outline Treatise of Medical Herbs, compiled by Li3 Shi2 Zhen1 李時珍

本草 bun2 cou2 ben3 cao3 = a book on Chinese (herbal) medicine; Chinese materia medica

本溪滿族自治縣 bun2 kai1 mun5 zuk6 zi6 zi6 jyun6 ben3 xi1 Man3 zu2 zi4 zhi4 xian4 = Benxi (county in Liaoning)

東日本旅客鐵道 dung1 jat6 bun2 leoi5 haak3 tit3 dou6 dong1 ri4 ben3 lv3 ke4 tie3 dao4 = East Japan Railway Company

日本電氣股份有限公司 jat6 bun2 din6 hei3 gu2 fan6*2 jau5 haan6 gung1 si1 ri4 ben3 dian4 qi4 gu3 fen4 you3 xian4 gong1 si1 = NEC Corporation

日本國有鐵道 jat6 bun2 gwok3 jau5 tit3 dou6 ri4 ben3 guo2 you3 tie3 dao4 = Japanese National Railways

日本民主黨 jat6 bun2 man4 zyu2 dong2 ri4 ben3 min2 zhu3 dang3 = Democratic Party of Japan

日本國立國會圖書館 jat6 bun2 gwok3 laap6 gwok3 wui4*2 tou4 syu1 gun2 ri4 ben3 guo2 li4 guo2 hui4 tu2 shu1 guan3 = National Parliament Library of Japan

橋本 kiu4 bun2 qiao2 ben3 = (Japanese surname) Hashimoto

橋本龍太郎 kiu4 bun2 lung4 taai3 long4 qiao2 ben3 long2 tai4 lang2 = Hashimoto, Ryutaro (prime minister of Japan)

日本共同社 jat6 bun2 gung6 tung4 se5 ri4 ben3 gong4 tong2 she4 = Kyodo, the Japanese news agency

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他是否本地人？國
Is he a local?

佢係咪本地人嚟㗎？粵
Is he/she a local?

你而家喺日本粵
You're in Japan at the moment
[Lit. you now at Japan Std. Chinese: 你現在身處日本]

我從來都沒去過日本。國
I have never been to Japan.

我根本阻住唔到佢粵
I just wasn't able to stop him.
[Lit. I basically block-not-arrive him. The construction verb-m4-dou2 indicates an inability to complete the action. So, block-not-arrive is idiomatically "unable to block".]

佢存放咗幾本書喺我呢處。粵
He has left a number of books with me.

佢睇緊書，但係我睇唔到嗰本書嘅名。粵
He/She is reading a book, but I can't see what it's called.

挾住本書返學粵
He went to school with a book held under his arm.

本書㨴到最後一頁粵
Turn the book to the last page!

他本來想在沿海城市工作國
At first he intended to work in a coastal city.

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