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笔记本

bǐ jì běn · bi ji ben

Traditional 筆記本

HSK 2Old HSK 4Measure word: 本 běn

Meaning

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  1. notebook (stationery)
  2. notebook (computing)
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  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)有(yǒu)笔记本电脑(bǐjìběndiànnǎo)，为什么(wèishénme)还(hái)用(yòng)笔记本(bǐjìběn)写字(xiězì)？

    You have a laptop. Why do you still write in a notebook?

  2. Dengdeng

    因为(yīnwèi)笔记本(bǐjìběn)不用(bùyòng)充电(chōngdiàn)。

    Because a notebook needs no charging.

  3. Liangliang

    可是(kěshì)你的(nǐde)笔记本(bǐjìběn)上(shàng)全(quán)是(shì)画(huà)！

    But your notebook is full of drawings!

  4. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，这(zhè)是(shì)我的(wǒde)画画(huàhuà)笔记本(bǐjìběn)。

    Right, this is my drawing notebook.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)把(bǎ)这(zhè)记(jì)在(zài)他(tā)的(de)笔(bǐ)记(jì)本(běn)上(shàng)。

He wrote it down in his notebook.

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

02

这(zhè)是(shì)我(wǒ)的(de)历(lì)史(shǐ)课(kè)笔(bǐ)记(jì)本(běn)。

This is my history notebook.

Tatoeba: Chinese by xjjAstrus · English by BobbyLee · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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笔
bǐ

pen; pencil

记
jì

to record; to note

本
běn

(bound form) root; stem; (bound form) origin; source

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