Chinese Character Dictionary

本届

bĕn jiè

current

本岛

bĕn dăo

main island

本州

Bĕn zhōu

Honshū, the main island of Japan

本市

bĕn shì

this city

本币

bĕn bì

local currency

本帮菜

bĕn bāng cài

Shanghainese food

本年度

bĕn nián dù

this year

本底

bĕn dĭ

background

本底计数

bĕn dĭ jì shù

background count

本底调查

bĕn dĭ diào chá

background investigation

本底辐射

bĕn dĭ fú shè

background radiation

本影

bĕn yĭng

umbra

本征值

bĕn zhēng zhí

eigenvalue (math.)

本征向量

bĕn zhēng xiàng liàng

eigenvector (math.)

本性

bĕn xìng

natural instincts

本性难移

bĕn xìng nán yí

It is hard to change one's essential nature (idiom). You can't change who you are.

本息

bĕn xī

principal and interest (on a loan)

本意

bĕn yì

original idea

本应

bĕn yīng

should have

本我

bĕn wŏ

id

本拉登

Bĕn Lā dēng

(Osama) bin Laden (197-2011), leader of Al Qaeda

本文

bĕn wén

this text

本族语

bĕn zú yŭ

native language

本日

bĕn rì

today

本星期

bĕn xīng qī

this week

本月

bĕn yuè

this month

本朝

bĕn cháo

the current dynasty

本期

bĕn qī

the current period

本末

bĕn mò

the whole course of an event from beginning to end

本末倒置

bĕn mò dào zhì

lit. to invert root and branch (idiom); fig. confusing cause and effect

本本

bĕn bĕn

notebook computer (diminutive)

本本主义

bĕn bĕn zhŭ yì

book worship

本源

bĕn yuán

origin

本溪

Bĕn xī

Benxi prefecture level city in Liaoning province 遼寧省|辽宁省 in northeast China

本溪市

Bĕn xī shì

Benxi prefecture level city in Liaoning province 遼寧省|辽宁省 in northeast China

本溪满族自治县

Bĕn xī Măn zú zì zhì xiàn

Benxi Manchu autonomous county in Benxi 本溪, Liaoning

本溪县

Bĕn xī xiàn

Benxi Manchu autonomous county in Benxi 本溪, Liaoning

本生灯

Bĕn shēng dēng

Bunsen burner

本田

Bĕn tián

Honda (Japanese name)

本益比

bĕn yì bĭ

P⁄ E ratio (price-to-earnings ratio)

本相

bĕn xiàng

original form

本省人

bĕn shĕng rén

people of this province

本票

bĕn piào

cashier's check

本科

bĕn kē

undergraduate course

本科生

bĕn kē shēng

undergraduate student

本笃・十六世

Bĕn dŭ · shí liù shì

Pope Benedict XVI

本纪

bĕn jì

biographic sketch of an emperor

本经

bĕn jīng

classic book

本罪

bĕn zuì

actual sin (Christian notion, as opposed to original sin 原罪)

本义

bĕn yì

original meaning

本职

bĕn zhí

one's job

本能

bĕn néng

instinct

本台

bĕn tái

this radio station

本色

bĕn sè

inherent qualities

本茨

Bĕn cí

Benz (name)

本草

bĕn căo

a book on Chinese (herbal) medicine

本草纲目

Bĕn căo Gāng mù

Compendium of Medical Herbs 196, compiled by Li Shizhen 李時珍|李时珍[Lĭ Shí zhēn]

本着

bĕn zhe

based on...

本处

bĕn chù

here

本行

bĕn háng

one's line