课本 kèběn textbook
How to remember 课本: 课 lesson + 本 source = textbook.
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How it is used
- A textbook - measure word 本 (běn): 一本课本 (yì běn kèběn).
- Near-synonym 教科书 (jiàokēshū) is the more formal/official term; 课本 is the everyday word students use. Distinguish from 课文 (kèwén), the text inside the book.
Example sentences
- 这本课本很好。 Zhèběn kèběn hěn hǎo.This is a good textbook.
- 汤姆告诉我他丢了课本。 Tāngmǔ gàosù wǒ tā diū le kèběn.Tom told me he'd lost his textbook.