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本子 (běn zi): Book (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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2. Character Breakdown

本子 consists of 2 characters.

běn
本
root; [measure word for books]
zǐ
子
child, offspring, seed, small thing
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Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 本子.

Words with 本
  • 笔记本bǐ jì běnHSK 3
  • 本来běn láiHSK 4
  • 本科běn kēHSK 5
  • 本质běn zhìHSK 5
  • 本领běn lǐngHSK 5
  • 亏本kuī běn
  • 剧本jù běn
  • 副本fù běn
Words with 子
  • 儿子ér ziHSK 1
  • 杯子bēi ziHSK 1
  • 桌子zhuō ziHSK 1
  • 椅子yǐ ziHSK 1
  • 妻子qī ziHSK 2
  • 孩子hái ziHSK 2
  • 个子gè ziHSK 3
  • 句子
jù zi
HSK 3

Example Sentences with 本子

wǒ我
de的
běn本
zi子
fàng放
zài在
zhuō桌
zi子
shàng上
le了
。
My book is on the table.
tā他
zhěng整
lǐ理
shū书
bāo包
shí时
，
bǎ把
shū书
hé
和
běn本
zi子
fàng放
dé得
yǒu有
tiáo条
bù不
wěn紊
。
When he organized his schoolbag, he placed the books and notebooks in an orderly manner.