běn zi
book
我用这本子写汉字练习。
Wǒ yòng zhè běnzi xiě hànzì liànxí.
I use this notebook to practice writing Chinese characters.
这是一本漂亮的笔记本子。
Zhè shì yī běn piàoliang de bǐjì běnzi.
This is a beautiful notebook.
我的本子在书包里。
Wǒ de běnzi zài shūbāo lǐ.
My notebook is in my school bag.
笔记本 (bǐjǐběn)
notebook
账本 (zhàngběn)
account book
书本 (shūběn)
book
草稿 (cǎogǎo)
draft
原稿 (yuángǎo)
manuscript
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The Chinese character 本子 (běn zǐ) is composed of two parts: 本 (běn) and 子 (zǐ). 本 originally meant "root" or "origin", and was later extended to mean "capital" or "principal". 子 originally meant "son" or "child", and was later extended to mean "a small thing" or "a copy". When combined, 本子 literally means "a small book" or "a notebook". In modern Chinese, 本子 is used to refer to a variety of things, including books, notebooks, ledgers, and accounts. It can also be used to refer to the script or text of a play or movie.
