jù běn
play; script
这个剧本写得很好。
Zhège jùběn xiě dé hěn hǎo.
This script is well written.
我正在写一个剧本。
Wǒ zhèngzài xiě yīgè jùběn.
I am writing a script.
这个剧本改编自一部小说。
Zhège jùběn gǎibiān zì yībù xiǎoshuō.
This script is adapted from a novel.
小说 (xiǎoshuō)
novel
剧本 (jùběn)
script
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The Chinese word 剧本 (jùběn) for "script" is composed of two characters: 剧 (jù) and 本 (běn). The character 剧 originally meant "to perform" or "to act", and was later used to refer to a play or drama. The character 本 originally meant "root" or "origin", and was later used to refer to a book or document. When combined, the two characters 剧本 literally mean "the root of a play", and figuratively refer to the written text of a play or drama.
