本兒

Chinese

 
roots or stems of plants; origin; source
roots or stems of plants; origin; source; this; the current; root; foundation; basis; (a measure word)
diminutive suffix
trad. (本兒) 本 兒
simp. (本儿) 本 儿

Pronunciation


Noun

本兒

  1. (Mandarin) Erhua form of 本 (běn, “capital; principal”).
    Synonyms: 本錢/本钱 (běnqián), 本金 (běnjīn)
    下本兒/下本儿  ―  xiàběnr  ―  to invest
    夠本兒/够本儿  ―  gòuběnr  ―  to gain enough to cover the cost
    賠本兒/赔本儿  ―  péiběnr  ―  to sustain losses in business
    老本兒/老本儿  ―  lǎoběnr  ―  capital; principal; [figuratively] reputation; merit
  2. (Mandarin) Erhua form of 本 (běn, “book”).
    書本兒/书本儿  ―  shūběnr  ―  book
    賬本兒/账本儿  ―  zhàngběnr  ―  account book
  3. (Mandarin) Erhua form of 本 (běn, “script”).

Synonyms

  • (book):

Derived terms

Classifier

本兒

  1. (Mandarin) Erhua form of 本 (běn, “Classifier for books, plays, films, etc..”).
    兩本兒賬/两本儿账  ―  liǎng běnr zhàng  ―  two account books
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