Usage of the character 本

(Buddhism) yidam (one's chosen meditational deity)
the principal object of worship on a Buddhist altar
(of a monk who has the ability to appear in multiple places at the same time) the honored one himself (contrasted with his alternate forms, 分身 (fēnshēn))
(fig.) (jocular) the genuine article
the real McCoy
the man himself
the woman herself
the original manifestation of sth (not a spin-off or a clone)

běncháo

本朝

[本朝]

the current dynasty

kǎoběn

考本

[考本]

to take a relevant exam for a certificate (e.g. driving test, license etc)

Bǎnběn

坂本

[坂本]

Sakamoto (Japanese surname)

yìběn

译本

[譯本]

translation (translated version of a text)

wénběn

文本

[文本]

a text (article, script, contract etc)
version of a text (copy, translation, abridged version etc)
(computing) text

běnbù

本埠

[本埠]

this city
this town

běnshēn

本身

[本身]

itself
in itself
per se

běnháng

本行

[本行]

one's line
one's own profession

běnběn

本本

[本本]

notebook computer (diminutive)
laptop

huíběn

回本

[回本]

to recoup one's investment

běntí

本题

[本題]

the subject under discussion
the point at issue

cánběn

残本

[殘本]

extant fragment (of book)

běndì

本地

[本地]

local
this locality

běnyì

本意

[本意]

original idea
real intention
etymon

bǎnběn

版本

[版本]

version
edition
release

běnmò

本末

[本末]

the whole course of an event from beginning to end
ins and outs
the fundamental and the incidental

bǎoběn

保本

[保本]

to break even

běnshì

本士

[本士]

(loanword) pence
penny

běnzuì

本罪

[本罪]

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

jīběn

基本

[基本]

basic
fundamental
main
elementary

Sōngběn

松本

[松本]

Matsumoto (Japanese surname and place name)

fānběn

翻本

[翻本]

to win back one's money (gambling etc)

běntái

本台

[本臺]

this radio station

běnqián

本钱

[本錢]

capital
(fig.) asset; advantage; the means (to do sth)

běnxiàng

本相

[本相]

original form

běnxìng

本性

[本性]

natural instincts
nature
inherent quality

Māoběn

猫本

[貓本]

Melbourne (slang alternative for 墨爾本／墨尔本 ( Mò'ěrběn))

běnyuè

本月

[本月]

this month
the current month

běnbù

本部

[本部]

headquarters
head office

běnshǎi

本色

[本色]

natural color

zhàngběn

账本

[賬本]

account book

yuánběn

原本

[原本]

originally
original

běndǎo

本岛

[本島]

main island

běnyǐng

本影

[本影]

umbra

běnzhì

本质

[本質]

essence
nature
innate character
intrinsic quality

xuǎnběn

选本

[選本]

anthology
selected works

běnwǒ

本我

[本我]

id
the self

běnwèi

本位

[本位]

standard
one's own department or unit

Xióngběn

熊本

[熊本]

Kumamoto city and prefecture in west Kyūshū 九州, Japan

běnxiāng

本乡

[本鄉]

home village
one's native place

běnqī

本期

[本期]

the current period
this term (usually in finance)

mìběn

秘本

[祕本]

a treasured rare book

huánběn

还本

[還本]

to repay capital

biāoběn

标本

[標本]

specimen; sample
the root cause and symptoms of a disease

běnchù

本处

[本處]

here
this place

lǎoběn

老本

[老本]

capital
assets
savings
nest egg
(fig.) reputation
laurels (to rest upon)
old edition of a book
(tree) trunk

fùběn

复本

[複本]

copy

zīběn

资本

[資本]

capital (economics)

fùběn

副本

[副本]

copy
duplicate
transcript
(in online games) instance

běnjiù

本就

[本就]

by nature
fundamentally
inherently

gǎoběn

藁本

[藁本]

Ligusticum levisticum (Chinese lovage root)
ligusticum root

kuīběn

亏本

[虧本]

to make a loss

běnjīng

本经

[本經]

classic book
sutra

běnjiè

本届

[本屆]

current
this year

běnwén

本文

[本文]

this text
article
the main body of a book

běnyè

本业

[本業]

business in which a company has traditionally engaged (e.g. before diversifying)
original business
core business
(literary) agriculture

duìběn

对本

[對本]

(a return) equal to the capital
100 percent profit

běnbì

本币

[本幣]

local currency
our own currency
abbr. for 本位貨幣／本位货币

fánběn

繁本

[繁本]

detailed edition
unexpurgated version

fànběn

范本

[範本]

model (example worthy of being imitated)
template

běnzì

本字

[本字]

original form of a Chinese character

běnxī

本息

[本息]

principal and interest (on a loan)

běnnéng

本能

[本能]

instinct

lánběn

蓝本

[藍本]

blueprint
source material on which later works (books, movies etc) are based

běntǔ

本土

[本土]

one's native country
native
local
metropolitan territory

Hèběn

赫本

[赫本]

Hepburn (name)

shànběn

善本

[善本]

old book
good book
reliable book
rare book

jùběn

剧本

[劇本]

script for play, opera, movie etc
screenplay
scenario

wàngběn

忘本

[忘本]

to forget one's roots

gòuběn

够本

[夠本]

to break even
to get one's money's worth

běnfèn

本分

[本分]

(to play) one's part
one's role
one's duty
(to stay within) one's bounds
dutiful
keeping to one's role

běnniándù

本年度

[本年度]

this year
the current year

běndìrén

本地人

[本地人]

native person (of a country)

Dùběnnèi

杜本内

[杜本內]

Dubonnet (name)
Dubonnet (red vermouth aperitif wine)

Rìběndāo

日本刀

[日本刀]

Japanese sword
katana

jīnběnwèi

金本位

[金本位]

gold standard

jīběngōng

基本功

[基本功]

basic skills
fundamentals

chúnwénběn

纯文本

[純文本]

plain text (computing)

suōyìnběn

缩印本

[縮印本]

compact edition (of a dictionary etc)

tiángéběn

田格本

[田格本]

exercise book for practicing Chinese character handwriting (each page being a grid of blank cells divided into quadrants, like the character 田)

běnkēxì

本科系

[本科系]

(university education) major

Xióngběnxiàn

熊本县

[熊本縣]

Kumamoto prefecture, Kyūshū, Japan

rìjìběn

日记本

[日記本]

diary (book)

zhǒngběnmíng

种本名

[種本名]

(biology) specific epithet

xiùzhēnběn

袖珍本

[袖珍本]

pocket book
paperback

Mò'ěrběn

墨尔本

[墨爾本]

Melbourne, Australia

Jíběnsī

吉本斯

[吉本斯]

Gibbons (name)

Shānběntóu

山本头

[山本頭]

(Tw) "Yamamoto haircut", similar to a butch cut, but with even length (no tapering on the sides and back), said to be named after Admiral Yamamoto 山本五十六 ( Shānběn Wǔshíliù)

bānběnr

扳本儿

[扳本兒]

to recoup losses (in gambling)

yǒuběnshi

有本事

[有本事]

to have what it takes
(coll.) (often followed by 就 (jiù)) (used to challenge sb) if you're so clever, ..., if she's so tough, ... etc
Example: 有本事就打我 (yǒuběnshijiùdǎwǒ) Hit me if you dare!

běnshěngrén

本省人

[本省人]

people of this province
(in Taiwan) Han Chinese people other than those who moved to Taiwan from mainland China after 1945 and their descendants

shàngwǎngběn

上网本

[上網本]

netbook

Shūběnhuá

叔本华

[叔本華]

Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860), German post-Kantian philosopher

jiāoliángběn

交粮本

[交糧本]

to hand in one's ration cards
to die

biāoběnchóng

标本虫

[標本蟲]

spider beetle

bǐjìběn

笔记本

[筆記本]

notebook (stationery)
CL:本 (běn)
notebook (computing)

hùkǒuběn

户口本

[戶口本]

household register
household registration booklet
residence certificate

běnzhēngzhí

本征值

[本徵值]

eigenvalue (math.)
also written 特徵值／特征值

jiélüèběn

节略本

[節略本]

abridged version

tāběnshēn

它本身

[它本身]

itself

màiběnshì

卖本事

[賣本事]

to flaunt a skill
to give display to one's ability
to show off a feat
to vaunt one's tricks

yínběnwèi

银本位

[銀本位]

Silver Standard (monetary standard)

jīběndiǎn

基本点

[基本點]

key point; crux
basis point (finance), abbr. to 基點／基点 (jīdiǎn)

běnzúyǔ

本族语

[本族語]

native language
mother tongue

běnyìbǐ

本益比

[本益比]

P⁄E ratio (price-to-earnings ratio)

píngzhuāngběn

平装本

[平裝本]

paperback (book)

běnguórén

本国人

[本國人]

natives of one's own country

chāowénběn

超文本

[超文本]

hypertext

xiǎo Rìběn

小日本

[小日本]

(derog.) Japanese person
Jap

běntǐlùn

本体论

[本體論]

ontology

dàběnyíng

大本营

[大本營]

headquarters
base camp

běndìhuà

本地化

[本地化]

localization
adaptation (to foreign environment)

běnbāngcài

本帮菜

[本幫菜]

Shanghainese food

Běnxī Shì

本溪市

[本溪市]

Benxi, a prefecture-level city in Liaoning 遼寧省／辽宁省 ( Liáoning Shěng) in northeast China

běnkēshēng

本科生

[本科生]

undergraduate student

běntǔhuà

本土化

[本土化]

to localize
localization

diànhuàběn

电话本

[電話本]

telephone contact notebook; address book

běnwèihào

本位号

[本位號]

(music notation) natural sign, ♮

Rìběnxué

日本学

[日本學]

Japanology

yǐngyìnběn

影印本

[影印本]

a photocopy

Běndǔhuì

本笃会

[本篤會]

the Benedictines

gēnběnfǎ

根本法

[根本法]

fundamental law
body of basic laws

běnlěidǎ

本垒打

[本壘打]

home run (baseball)

yáběnzhì

牙本质

[牙本質]

dentin
dentine

jīběnfǎ

基本法

[基本法]

basic law (constitutional document)

liànxíběn

练习本

[練習本]

exercise book
workbook
CL:本 (běn)

Běnjiémíng

本杰明

[本傑明]

Benjamin (person name)

Běnnèitè

本内特

[本內特]

Bennett (surname)

zīběnjiā

资本家

[資本家]

capitalist

Zīběnlùn

资本论

[資本論]

Das Kapital (1867) by Karl Marx 卡爾·馬克思／卡尔·马克思 ( Kǎ'ěr· Mǎkèsī)

zēngdìngběn

增订本

[增訂本]

revised and enlarged edition

běntǔpài

本土派

[本土派]

local faction
pro-localization faction (in Taiwanese politics)

héběnkē

禾本科

[禾本科]

Graminae or Poaceae, the grass family

běnwèiyīn

本位音

[本位音]

(music) natural note

běnmìngnián

本命年

[本命年]

year of one's birth sign, according to the cycle of 12 animals of the earthly branches 地支 (dìzhī)

jīběnshang

基本上

[基本上]

basically
on the whole

jùběnshā

剧本杀

[劇本殺]

murder mystery game (role-playing game)

Běnshēngdēng

本生灯

[本生燈]

Bunsen burner

dānxíngběn

单行本

[單行本]

single volume edition
offprint

yǒuběnqián

有本钱

[有本錢]

to be in a position to (take on a challenge, etc)

Zhào Běnshān

赵本山

[趙本山]

Zhao Benshan (1958-), universally known PRC TV comedian

fùwénběn

富文本

[富文本]

rich text (computing)

Běnnídí

本尼迪

[本尼迪]

Benedictus

Gāo Běnhàn

高本汉

[高本漢]

Bernhard Karlgren (1889-1978), distinguished Swedish linguist and sinologist

Mòbāběn

墨巴本

[墨巴本]

(Tw) Mbabane, administrative capital of Eswatini

Dàběn Zhōng

大本钟

[大本鐘]

Big Ben

hédìngběn

合订本

[合訂本]

bound volume
one-volume edition

wénběnkuàng

文本框

[文本框]

text box (computing)

jīběnpán

基本盘

[基本盤]

(political party's) voter base
(musician's) fan base
(a business's) customer base
the funds necessary for a venture
foundation on which sth's existence depends
bedrock (in the figurative sense)

běnzhìshàng

本质上

[本質上]

essentially
inherent

shēngcíběn

生词本

[生詞本]

vocabulary notebook

Běnnàbǐ

本那比

[本那比]

see 本那比市 ( Běnnàbǐshì)

shìyòngběn

试用本

[試用本]

inspection copy (of a textbook etc)
trial edition

liúyánběn

留言本

[留言本]

guestbook

Rìběn Hǎi

日本海

[日本海]

Sea of Japan

běnxīngqī

本星期

[本星期]

this week

zǒngchéngběn

总成本

[總成本]

total costs

dīchéngběn

低成本

[低成本]

low cost
inexpensive

Lǐsīběn

里斯本

[里斯本]

Lisbon, capital of Portugal

yùyìnběn

预印本

[預印本]

a preprint

Rìběnrén

日本人

[日本人]

Japanese person or people

shǒuchāoběn

手抄本

[手抄本]

manuscript copy of a book (before the printing press)

Běnyīnfāng

本因坊

[本因坊]

Honinbo, major school of Go in Japan (1612-1940)
title held by the winner of the Honinbo Go tournament (1941-)

jìshìběn

记事本

[記事本]

notebook
paper notepad
laptop computer

xiūdìngběn

修订本

[修訂本]

revised edition (of a book)

Běn Lādēng

本拉登

[本拉登]

(Osama) bin Laden (1957-2011), leader of Al Qaeda

běnwèizhì

本位制

[本位制]

monetary standard

Běn· Lādēng

本·拉登

[本·拉登]

Osama bin Laden (1957-2011), leader of Al Qaeda

yǐrénwéiběn

以人为本

[以人為本]

people-oriented

běnxiǎolìwēi

本小利微

[本小利微]

(of a small business) to have very little capital and very modest profits

mùběnzhíwù

木本植物

[木本植物]

woody plant

liánběndàilì

连本带利

[連本帶利]

both principal and interest
capital plus profit

zīběnzhǔyì

资本主义

[資本主義]

capitalism

zīběnchǔbèi

资本储备

[資本儲備]

capital reserve

yīběnzhèngjīng

一本正经

[一本正經]

in deadly earnest; deadpan

Rìběngēqú

日本歌鸲

[日本歌鴝]

(bird species of China) Japanese robin (Larvivora akahige)

móshìbiāoběn

模式标本

[模式標本]

type specimen (used to define a species)

wàiguózīběn

外国资本

[外國資本]

foreign capital

lìshǐbǎnběn

历史版本

[歷史版本]

historical version; a previous version (of an app, document etc)

jīběnlìlü

基本利率

[基本利率]

base rate (e.g. interest rate set by central bank)

zhèngxíngbiāoběn

正型标本

[正型標本]

holotype

tuīběnsùyuán

推本溯源

[推本溯源]

to go back to the source

bùbiànzīběn

不变资本

[不變資本]

constant capital

Rìběn Guózhì

日本国志

[日本國誌]

A Record of Japan, by Huang Zunxian 黃遵憲／黄遵宪 ( Huáng Zūnxiàn), an extended analysis of Meiji Japan

zīběnjìtí

资本计提

[資本計提]

capital requirement

lìshǐchéngběn

历史成本

[歷史成本]

historic cost (accounting)

běnwèizhǔyì

本位主义

[本位主義]

selfish departmentalism
departmental selfishness

shēngchǎnchéngběn

生产成本

[生產成本]

production costs

shíjiǎozīběn

实缴资本

[實繳資本]

paid-in capital
contributed capital (finance)

kuīběnchūshòu

亏本出售

[虧本出售]

to sell at a loss

Rìběnjílíng

日本鹡鸰

[日本鶺鴒]

(bird species of China) Japanese wagtail (Motacilla grandis)

zhuīběnsùyuán

追本溯源

[追本溯源]

to trace sth back to its origin

shíshōuzīběn

实收资本

[實收資本]

paid-in capital
contributed capital (finance)

yuányuánběnběn

原原本本

[原原本本]

from beginning to end
in its entirety
in accord with fact
literal

jīběnyuánzé

基本原则

[基本原則]

fundamental doctrine
guiding principle
raison d'être

běnwèihuòbì

本位货币

[本位貨幣]

local currency
our own currency
abbr. to 本幣／本币

zhèngchángchéngběn

正常成本

[正常成本]

normal cost (accountancy)

chénmòchéngběn

沉没成本

[沉沒成本]

sunk cost (economics)

jiāgōngchéngběn

加工成本

[加工成本]

processing cost

bùxīxuèběn

不惜血本

[不惜血本]

to spare no effort
to devote all one's energies

dàxuéběnkē

大学本科

[大學本科]

university undergraduate course

Rìběnzhúkuài

日本竹筷

[日本竹筷]

disposable chopsticks

zhàoběnxuānkē

照本宣科

[照本宣科]

a wooden word-by-word reading

zīběnwàitáo

资本外逃

[資本外逃]

outflow of capital

téngběnzhíwù

藤本植物

[藤本植物]

vine plant

běnmòdàozhì

本末倒置

[本末倒置]

lit. to invert root and branch (idiom); fig. confusing cause and effect
to stress the incidental over the fundamental
to put the cart before the horse

Běncǎo Gāngmù

本草纲目

[本草綱目]

Compendium of Medical Herbs 1596, compiled by Li Shizhen 李時珍／李时珍 ( Lǐ Shízhēn)

Rìběnshùyīng

日本树莺

[日本樹鶯]

(bird species of China) Japanese bush warbler (Cettia diphone)

yuányuánběnběn

元元本本

[元元本本]

variant of 原原本本 (yuányuánběnběn)

běndǐjìshù

本底计数

[本底計數]

background count

jīhuìchéngběn

机会成本

[機會成本]

opportunity cost

jīběndānwèi

基本单位

[基本單位]

basic unit
fundamental building block

běnxìngnányí

本性难移

[本性難移]

It is hard to change one's essential nature (idiom). You can't change who you are.
Can the leopard change his spots? (Jeremiah 13:23)

Rìběnshūjì

日本书纪

[日本書紀]

Nihonshoki or Chronicles of Japan (c. 720) book of mythology and history

Rìběnliǔyīng

日本柳莺

[日本柳鶯]

(bird species of China) Japanese leaf warbler (Phylloscopus xanthodryas)

jīběngàiniàn

基本概念

[基本概念]

basic concept

Xīnxiūběncǎo

新修本草

[新修本草]

Tang dynasty compendium of herbal medicine

jīběnlìzǐ

基本粒子

[基本粒子]

elementary particle (particle physics)

biānjìchéngběn

边际成本

[邊際成本]

marginal cost

shíshouzīběn

实受资本

[實受資本]

paid-up capital

běnběnzhǔyì

本本主义

[本本主義]

book worship
bookishness

yīběnwànlì

一本万利

[一本萬利]

small capital, huge profit (idiom); to put in a little and get a lot out

jīběncíhuì

基本词汇

[基本詞彙]

basic word

Rìběnguǐzi

日本鬼子

[日本鬼子]

Japanese devil (common term of abuse in wartime China and in subsequent writing)

zīběnshìchǎng

资本市场

[資本市場]

capital market

diànyǐngjùběn

电影剧本

[電影劇本]

screenplay

běnzhēngxiàngliàng

本征向量

[本徵向量]

eigenvector (math.)
also written 特徵向量／特征向量

yǐběnrénmíng

以本人名

[以本人名]

under one's own name
named after oneself

běngùzhīróng

本固枝荣

[本固枝榮]

when the root is firm, the branches flourish

jīběnxūyào

基本需要

[基本需要]

basic necessity
fundamental need

jīběndìnglǐ

基本定理

[基本定理]

fundamental theorem

zhèngmóbiāoběn

正模标本

[正模標本]

holotype

xuèběnwúguī

血本无归

[血本無歸]

(idiom) to lose everything one invested; to lose one's shirt

yínběnwèizhì

银本位制

[銀本位制]

Silver Standard (monetary standard)

jīběnyuánlǐ

基本原理

[基本原理]

fundamental principle

Rìběn Hēidào

日本黑道

[日本黑道]

Yakuza (Japanese mafia)

Rìběn Yínháng

日本银行

[日本銀行]

Bank of Japan

Rìběn'ānchún

日本鹌鹑

[日本鵪鶉]

(bird species of China) Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica)

běndǐdiàochá

本底调查

[本底調查]

background investigation

shěběnzhúmò

舍本逐末

[捨本逐末]

to neglect the root and pursue the tip (idiom)
to neglect fundamentals and concentrate on details

rènjiǎozīběn

认缴资本

[認繳資本]

subscribed capital (finance)

xiǎo Rìběnr

小日本儿

[小日本兒]

erhua variant of 小日本 (xiǎo Rìběn)

yuányuánběnběn

源源本本

[源源本本]

variant of 原原本本 (yuányuánběnběn)

zhuìzìkèběn

缀字课本

[綴字課本]

spelling book

běnběnfènfèn

本本分分

[本本分分]

decorous
respectable

Rìběnnǎoyán

日本脑炎

[日本腦炎]

Japanese encephalitis

Běnnàbǐshì

本那比市

[本那比市]

Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

Jǐhé Yuánběn

几何原本

[幾何原本]

Euclid's Elements

Bùláikèběn

布莱克本

[布萊克本]

Blackburn

cǎoběnzhíwù

草本植物

[草本植物]

herbaceous plant

Rìběntiānhuáng

日本天皇

[日本天皇]

Emperor of Japan

biànběnjiālì

变本加厉

[變本加厲]

lit. change to more severe (idiom); to become more intense (esp. of shortcoming)
to aggravate
to intensify

shāngyèbǎnběn

商业版本

[商業版本]

commercial version (of software)

jīběnwánchéng

基本完成

[基本完成]

fundamentally complete
basically finished

cíbēiwéiběn

慈悲为本

[慈悲為本]

mercy as the guiding principle (idiom); the Buddhist teaching that nothing is valid except compassion

Rìběn Hángkōng

日本航空

[日本航空]

Japan Airlines (JAL)

bàoběnfǎnshǐ

报本反始

[報本反始]

ensure that you pay debts of gratitude (idiom)

Rìběnmǐjiǔ

日本米酒

[日本米酒]

Japanese rice wine
sake

běndǐfúshè

本底辐射

[本底輻射]

background radiation

Rìběnzhǎoxiā

日本沼虾

[日本沼蝦]

oriental river prawn (Macrobrachium nipponense), a species of freshwater shrimp, also called 青蝦／青虾 (qīngxiā)

zhuīběnqióngyuán

追本穷源

[追本窮源]

see 追本溯源 (zhuīběnsùyuán)

Gēběnhāgēn

哥本哈根

[哥本哈根]

Copenhagen or København, capital of Denmark

běnláimiànmù

本来面目

[本來面目]

(idiom) true colors; true features; original appearance

Yuēhàn· Běnrén

约翰·本仁

[約翰·本仁]

John Bunyan (1628-1688), English puritan writer, author of Pilgrim's Progress 天路歷程／天路历程

Rìběnsōngquèyīng

日本松雀鹰

[日本松雀鷹]

(bird species of China) Japanese sparrowhawk (Accipiter gularis)

Běnyīnfāng Xiùcè

本因坊秀策

[本因坊秀策]

Honinbo Shusaku (1829-1862), Japanese Go player

gǔběnhuíbàolü

股本回报率

[股本回報率]

return on equity (ROE)

Shénnóng Běncǎo Jīng

神农本草经

[神農本草經]

Shennong's Compendium of Materia Medica, a Han dynasty pharmacological compendium, 3 scrolls

Rìběn Gòngtóngshè

日本共同社

[日本共同社]

Kyōdō, Japanese news agency

dàběn Nièpánjīng

大本涅盘经

[大本涅槃經]

the great Nirvana sutra: every living thing has Buddha nature.

Xiānggǎng Jīběnfǎ

香港基本法

[香港基本法]

Hong Kong Basic Law (in effect since the resumption of Chinese sovereignty in 1997)

wénběnbiānjíqì

文本编辑器

[文本編輯器]

text editor

Shānběn Wǔshíliù

山本五十六

[山本五十六]

YAMAMOTO Isoroku (1884-1943), Japanese admiral

Qiáoběn Lóngtàiláng

桥本龙太郎

[橋本龍太郎]

HASHIMOTO Ryūtarō (1937-2006), Japanese politician, prime minister 1996-1998

gǔběnjīnbǐlü

股本金比率

[股本金比率]

equity ratio

Běndǔ Shíliùshì

本笃十六世

[本篤十六世]

Pope Benedict XVI, original name Joseph Alois Ratzinger (1927-), pope 2005-2013

Kuàilè Dàběnyíng

快乐大本营

[快樂大本營]

Happy Camp (PRC TV series)

píngběnnéngzuòshì

凭本能做事

[憑本能做事]

to follow one's nose

zhìbiāobùzhìběn

治标不治本

[治標不治本]

to treat the symptoms but not the root cause

bǐjìběndiànnǎo

笔记本电脑

[筆記本電腦]

laptop
notebook (computer)
CL:臺／台 (tái),部 (bù)

píngjūnchéngběnfǎ

平均成本法

[平均成本法]

(finance) dollar cost averaging

běnchūzǐwǔxiàn

本初子午线

[本初子午線]

the first meridian
the prime meridian

jīngshén Rìběnrén

精神日本人

[精神日本人]

(neologism) (derog.) Japanophile (esp. a Chinese admirer of WWII-era Japan)

rénmínjīběnquánlì

人民基本权利

[人民基本權利]

fundamental civil rights

Rìběnchāwěihǎiyàn

日本叉尾海燕

[日本叉尾海燕]

(bird species of China) Matsudaira's storm petrel (Oceanodroma matsudairae)

bǐjìběnjìsuànjī

笔记本计算机

[筆記本計算機]

laptop
notebook (computer)

běndìguǎnlǐjièmiàn

本地管理界面

[本地管理界面]

LMI
local management interface (telecommunications)

Rìběn Jīngjì Xīnwén

日本经济新闻

[日本經濟新聞]

Nikkei Shimbun, Japanese equivalent of Financial Times

Sìxiàng Jīběn Yuánzé

四项基本原则

[四項基本原則]

the Four Cardinal Principles enunciated by Deng Xiaoping 鄧小平／邓小平 ( Dèng Xiǎopíng) in 1979: to uphold the socialist road, the dictatorship of the proletariat, the leadership of the CCP, and Maoism and Marxism-Leninism

dàishùjīběndìnglǐ

代数基本定理

[代數基本定理]