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本
書
[-
书
]
Jyutping
bun2 syu1
Pinyin
běn shū
Definitions (Wiktionary)
noun
original book; original work
noun
book of genealogy
noun
this book
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
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.
Mandarin
这本书对你来说读起来太难了。
這本書對你來説讀起來太難了。
zhè běn shū duì nǐ lái shuō dú qǐ lai tài nán le 。
This book is too difficult for you to read.
Mandarin
这本书有精美的插图。
這本書有精美的插圖。
zhè běn shū yǒu jīng měi de chā tú 。
This book is beautifully illustrated.
Mandarin
我做完我的功课后,就读这本书。
我做完我的功課後,就讀這本書。
wǒ zuò wán wǒ de gōng kè hòu , jiù dú zhè běn shū 。
I read the book after I had finished my homework.
This is the book I read after finishing my homework.
Mandarin
我用两千日元买了这本书。
我用兩千日元買了這本書。
wǒ yòng liǎng qiān rì yuán mǎi le zhè běn shū 。
I paid two thousand yen for the book.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
Cantonese
有人喺呢本书到搣咗两页落嚟。
有人喺呢本書到搣咗兩頁落嚟。
jau5 jan4 hai2 nei4 bun2 syu1 dou3 mit1 zo2 loeng5 jip6 lok6 lai4 。
Someone has torn two pages out of this book.
Cantonese
呢本书对你嚟讲可能难咗啲。
呢本書對你嚟講可能難咗啲。
nei4 bun2 syu1 deoi3 nei5 lai4 gong2 ho2 nang4 naan4 zo2 di1 。
This book is too difficult for you to read.
Cantonese
呢本书值得一睇。
呢本書值得一睇。
nei4 bun2 syu1 zik6 dak1 jat1 tai2 。
This book is worth reading.
Cantonese
我唔可以借呢本书俾你。
我唔可以借呢本書俾你。
ngo5 m4 ho2 ji5 ze3 nei4 bun2 syu1 bei2 nei5 。
I cannot lend this book to you.
I can't lend this book to you.
Cantonese
边本书系你㗎?
邊本書係你㗎?
bin1 bun2 syu1 hai6 nei5 gaa3 ?
Which book is yours?
Examples (Wiktionary)
Cantonese
冚埋本书
冚埋本書
kam2 maai4 bun2 syu1
close the book
Mandarin
我取到这本书。
我取到這本書。
wǒ qǔ dào zhè běn shū .
I got this book.
Mandarin
这本书是哪家出版社出的?
這本書是哪家出版社出的?
zhè běn shū shì nǎ jiā chū bǎn shè chū de ?
Which publisher published this book?
Mandarin
这本书印了五万册。
這本書印了五萬冊。
zhè běn shū yìn le wǔ wàn cè .
50,000 copies of this book were printed.
Cantonese
放返埋本书。
放返埋本書。
fong3 faan1 maai4 bun2 syu1.
Put back the book away.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
Cantonese
冚埋本书
冚埋本書
kam2 maai4 bun2 syu1
to close the book
Cantonese
呢本书内容充实,值得一睇。
呢本書內容充實,值得一睇。
nei1 bun2 syu1 noi6 jung4 cung1 zuk1, zik6 dak1 jat1 tai2.
This book is substantial in content and worth reading.
Cantonese
本书我用书券买。
本書我用書券買。
bun2 syu1 ngo5 jung6 syu1 hyun3 maai5.
I bought this book with book vouchers.
Cantonese
佢用咗三年时间写呢本书。
佢用咗三年時間寫呢本書。
keoi5 jung6 zo2 saam1 nin4 si4 gaan3 se2 ni1 bun2 syu1.
He has spent three years writing this book.
Cantonese
呢本书都几难下。
呢本書都幾難下。
ni1 bun2 syu1 dou1 gei2 naan4 haa5.
This book is quite difficult to read.