本子 běnzi notebook
notebook; book
How to remember 本子: 本 source + 子 child = notebook.
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How it is used
- A notebook / exercise book - 一个本子 (yí ge běnzi) a notebook; measure word 个 or 本.
- Plain word for a blank/lined book to write in; a printed book is 书 (shū), a diary 日记本.
- The 子 is just a noun suffix here.
Example sentences
- 请把答案写在本子上。 Qǐng bǎ dá’àn xiě zài běnzi shang.Please write the answers in your notebook.