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  *本* | 本* | *本
(bound form) root; stem / (bound form) origin; source / (bound form) one's own; this / (bound form) this; the current (year etc) / (bound form) original / (bound form) inherent / originally; initially / capital; principal / classifier for books, periodicals, files etc
HSK 1
basic / fundamental / main / elementary
HSK 3
(manufacturing, production etc) costs
HSK 5
textbook / CL:
HSK 1
fundamental / basic / root / simply / absolutely (not) / (not) at all / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
notebook (stationery) (CL:) / (computing) laptop; notebook (abbr. for 筆記本電腦|笔记本电脑)
HSK 2
originally / original
HSK 7-9
script; screenplay; scenario; libretto
HSK 5
capital (economics)
HSK 5
to break even / to get one's money's worth
to spare no effort / to devote all one's energies
(Tw) Mbabane, administrative capital of Eswatini
script; screenplay; scenario; libretto / (computing) script
Japan
specimen; sample / the root cause and symptoms of a disease
HSK 7-9
to forget one's roots
a photocopy
sample; specimen
HSK 7-9
mercy as the guiding principle (idiom); the Buddhist teaching that nothing is valid except compassion
small capital / on a shoestring
revised edition (of a book)
whole edition / whole performance (of Chinese opera)
to recoup one's investment
people-oriented
Sakamoto (Japanese surname)
to tackle a problem at its root; to effect a permanent solution (contrasted with 治標|治标)
to make a loss
HSK 7-9
book (chiefly used to refer to a plurality of books or books in general)
commercial version (of software)
translation (translated version of a text)
loss / to sustain losses
handwritten copy
to treat the symptoms but not the root cause
low cost / inexpensive
printed book; printed copy
Melbourne, Australia
historic cost (accounting)
Euclid's "Elements"
Yamamoto (Japanese surname)
from beginning to end / in its entirety / in accord with fact / literal
hypertext
pocket book / paperback
unabridged / complete book
netbook
copy; duplicate; transcript / (gaming) dungeon; instance; private team mission
processing cost
paperback (book)
Hashimoto (Japanese surname and place name)
to break even
(a return) equal to the capital / 100 percent profit
opera libretto
pleasure from helping others
guestbook
blueprint / source material on which later works (books, movies etc) are based
old book / good book / reliable book / rare book
(derog.) Japanese person / Jap
rubbing of inscription
block printed edition
notebook / paper notepad / laptop computer
historical version; a previous version (of an app, document etc)
to repay capital
exercise book / workbook / CL:
Sugimoto (Japanese surname)
hard-earned capital
version / edition / release
notebook computer (diminutive) / laptop
a text (article, script, contract etc) / version of a text (copy, translation, abridged version etc) / (computing) text
screenplay
manuscript copy of a book (before the printing press)
model (example worthy of being imitated) / template
to hand in one's ration cards / to die
single volume edition / offprint
production costs
spelling book
to take a relevant exam for a certificate (e.g. driving test, license etc)
herbaceous / original draft (of a manuscript etc)
Melbourne (slang alternative for 墨爾本|墨尔本)
Hepburn (name)
foreign capital
(computing) rich text
Miyamoto (Japanese surname)
paid-in capital / contributed capital (finance)
diary (book)
capital / assets / savings / nest egg / (fig.) reputation / laurels (to rest upon) / old edition of a book / (tree) trunk
Okamoto (Japanese surname and place name)
textbook
normal cost (accountancy)
(computing) plain text
account book
book format, similar to in-4°, in-8° etc (a 16-kai format 16開|16 is roughly A4) (abbr. to 開|开)
to recoup losses (in gambling)
original (of a document) / reserved copy (of a library book)
revised and enlarged edition
to win back one's money (gambling etc)
constant capital
handwritten copy of a book
to get one's money back (esp. gambling) / to recoup one's losings
concise edition / abridged edition
Lisbon, capital of Portugal
a preprint

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