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(běn yuè): This month (noun (time)) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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本 • běn • root; [measure word for books] • HSK 2.0 L1
HSK 1
běn
本
root; [measure word for books]
月 • yuè • month; moon • HSK 2.0 L1
HSK 1
yuè
月
month; moon
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 本月.
Words with
本
本子
běn zi
book
课本
kè běn
textbook
笔记本
bǐ jì běn
notebook
本来
běn lái
originally
基本上
jī běn shang
basically
基本
jī běn
basic; fundamental
本地
běn dì
local
本科
běn kē
undergraduate course; regular college course
Words with
月
月亮
yuè liang
moon
月份
yuè fèn
month
月饼
yuè bǐng
mooncake (esp. for the Mid-Autumn Festival)
岁月
suì yuè
years
月光
yuè guāng
moonlight
月球
yuè qiú
the moon
正月
zhēng yuè
the first month of the lunar year
日新月异
rì xīn yuè yì
change rapidly; alter from day to day
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Example Sentences with 本月
běn
本
yuè
月
yǒu
有
sān
三
shí
十
tiān
天
。
This month has thirty days.
běn
本
yuè
月
de
的
diàn
电
fèi
费
bǐ
比
shàng
上
gè
个
yuè
gōng
公
sī
司
běn
本
yuè
月
kāi
开
shǐ
始
shí
实
xíng
行
xīn
月
gāo
高
。
This month's electricity bill is higher than last month's.
新
zhèng
政
cè
策
。
The company is implementing a new policy starting this month.