本, běn
Meaning: measure word for books
HSK 1 word
Example
这本书很好。
Zhè běn shū hěn hǎo.
This book is very good.
Also written 本: běn, “this, one's own, originally” (HSK 5).
More HSK 1 words
- 千qiānthousand
- 几jǐhow many, several
- 多少duōshaohow many, how much
- 个gègeneral measure word
- 口kǒumouth; MW for people
- 岁suìyears old
- 多duōmany, much
- 少shǎofew, little
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