book

script

duplicate

( 原稿 ) original manuscript

( 根本 ) basic ⇒ 基本规律 jīběn guīlǜ → basic norms

( 不输不赚 ) break even ( pt broke ) , pp broken

production cost

⇒ 这本杂志是8开本的。 Zhè běn zázhì shì bā kāiběn de. → This magazine is in octavo format.

cost ⇒ 生产成本 shēngchǎn chéngběn → production cost pl

lose money ( pt , pp lost ) ⇒ 他把那批货折本卖掉了。 Tā bǎ nà pī huò shéběn màidiào le. → He sold all of those goods at a loss.

( 版本 ) version

Japan

original meaning

ability

( 我 ) I

( 经济 : 标准 ) standard

duty

( 乡土 ) native land

locality ⇒ 本地货 běndì huò → local goods ⇒ 她是本地人。 Tā shì běndì rén. → She is a native of this place.

nature

intention

( 从头到尾 ) the whole story

original ⇒ 本来的打算 běnlái de dǎsuàn → the original plan

undergraduate course ⇒ 他本科毕业。 Tā běnkē bìyè. → He graduated with a bachelor's degree. ⇒ 本科生 běnkēshēng → undergraduate

job

instinct

character

profession

essence

itself

headquarters pl

principal

( 钱财 ) capital

skill

( 样品 ) specimen

( 指商品图样 ) book of samples

root

original

edition

manuscript

capital ⇒ 他失业后尽吃老本。 Tā shīyè hòu jìn chī lǎoběn. → After he lost his job, he had to use up all his savings.

script ⇒ 电视剧脚本 diànshìjù jiǎoběn → television script

herbal

original version

lose one's capital ( pt , pp lost )

principal

textbook

( 本钱 ) capital

make a loss

forgery