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Pinyin běn IPA [pən˨˩˦] Zhuyin ㄅㄣˇ
HSK 1 measure word 量词 Book 1 · Lesson 10 freq #222

Meaning

The measure word for bound volumes — books, magazines, notebooks: 一本书 'one book', 三本书 'three books'.

Examples

看这本书。 kàn zhè běn shū Read this book.
这本书小。 zhè běn shū xiǎo This book is small.
这是一本书。 zhè shì yī běn shū This is a book.

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