本是 [－－]

Jyutping bun2 si6
Pinyin běn shì

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adv, literary
    after all
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    这和我那本是同一本书。
    這和我那本是同一本書。
    zhè hé wǒ nà běn shì tóng yī běn shū 。
    • This is the same book as I have.
    • It is the same book as the one I have.
  2. Mandarin
    哪本是你的书？
    哪本是你的書？
    nǎ běn shì nǐ de shū ？
    • Which is your book?
    • Which book is yours?
  3. Mandarin
    日本是世界高科技产业的领头人。
    日本是世界高科技產業的領頭人。
    rì běn shì shì jiè gāo kē jì chǎn yè de lǐng tóu rén 。
    • Japan is a leader in the world's high-tech industry.
    • Japan is the leader of the world's high-tech industry.
  4. Mandarin
    这本是上个礼拜销量最高的书。
    這本是上個禮拜銷量最高的書。
    zhè běn shì shàng ge lǐ bài xiāo liàng zuì gāo de shū 。
    • This was the best-selling book last week.
  5. Mandarin
    直到我游览了澳大利亚之后，我才意识到日本是多么小。
    直到我遊覽了澳大利亞之後，我才意識到日本是多麼小。
    zhí dào wǒ yóu lǎn le ào dà lì yà zhī hòu ， wǒ cái yì shí dào rì běn shì duō me xiǎo 。
    • It wasn't until after visiting Australia that I realized Japan was so small.
    • I didn't realize how small Japan was until I went to Australia.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    「我不以福音为耻，这福音本是神的大能，要救一切相信的，先是犹太人，后是希腊人。」
    「我不以福音為恥，這福音本是神的大能，要救一切相信的，先是猶太人，後是希臘人。」
    • "For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek."
  2. 「煮豆燃豆萁，豆在釜中泣，本是同根生，相煎何太急。」
    「煮豆燃豆萁，豆在釜中泣，本是同根生，相煎何太急。」
    • Fueled by beanstalks, beans are boiling, the beans in the hot pot cry: "From the same root we are sibling, why eagerly us do you fry?"
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    僵尸原本是指凭借巫毒教的巫术苏醒过来的尸体。
    殭屍原本是指憑藉巫毒教的巫術甦醒過來的屍體。
    jiāng shī yuán běn shì zhǐ píng jiè wū dú jiào de wū shù sū xǐng guò lai de shī tǐ ．
    • Zombies originally referred to dead bodies that were revived by voodoo magic.
  2. Mandarin
    中国和日本是一衣带水的邻邦。
    中國和日本是一衣帶水的鄰邦。
    zhōng guó hé rì běn shì yī yī dài shuǐ de lín bāng ．
    • China and Japan are neighbouring countries separated only by a narrow strip of water.
  3. Mandarin
    这些官吏 他本是替我们百姓办事的 就像店里请的伙计一般 老板若果不糊涂 那伙计怎敢天天弄弊黑着心肝开糊涂帐呢
    這些官吏 他本是替我們百姓辦事的 就像店裏請的夥計一般 老闆若果不糊塗 那夥計怎敢天天弄弊黑着心肝開糊塗帳呢
    zhè xiē guān lì ， tā běn shì tì wǒ men bǎi xìng bàn shì de ， jiù xiàng diàn lǐ qǐng de huǒ jì yī bān ， lǎo bǎn ruò guǒ bù hú tú ， nà huǒ jì zěn gǎn tiān tiān nòng bì hēi zhe xīn gān kāi hú tú zhàng ne
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