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本人

běn rén · ben ren

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 5Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. I; me; myself
  2. oneself; yourself; himself; herself; the person concerned
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You have to pick it up in person

  1. Dengdeng

    快递站(kuàidìzhàn)说(shuō)，取(qǔ)包裹(bāoguǒ)要(yào)本人(běnrén)去(qù)。

    The parcel station says you have to pick it up in person.

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)帮(bāng)你(nǐ)取(qǔ)，可以(kěyǐ)吗(ma)？我(wǒ)是(shì)你(nǐ)的(de)好朋友(hǎopéngyou)。

    I'll pick it up for you, okay? I'm your good friend.

  3. Dengdeng

    不行(bùxíng)，要(yào)我(wǒ)本人(běnrén)。

    No. It has to be me in person.

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)本人(běnrén)快(kuài)去(qù)吧(ba)，我(wǒ)在(zài)这里(zhèlǐ)等(děng)你(nǐ)。

    Then go there yourself. I'll wait here.

  5. Dengdeng

    等一下(děngyīxià)……包裹(bāoguǒ)上(shàng)写(xiě)的(de)是(shì)你(nǐ)的(de)名字(míngzi)！

    Wait... the name on the parcel is yours!

  6. Liangliang

    那(nà)得(děi)我(wǒ)本人(běnrén)去(qù)！

    Then I have to go in person!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

您(nín)需(xū)要(yào)带(dài)两(liǎng)张(zhāng)本(běn)人(rén)的(de)白(bái)底(dǐ)报(bào)名(míng)照(zhào)。

You will need to bring two passport-sized photos of yourself taken with a white background.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by darinmex · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)份(fèn)文(wén)件(jiàn)必(bì)须(xū)由(yóu)本(běn)人(rén)签(qiān)字(zì)才(cái)有(yǒu)效(xiào)。

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