Difference between revisions of "Expressing "your side" with "ben""

m (Text replace - "{{#seo:keywords={{SEO Keywords}}}}" to " ")
m (Text replacement - "</span> <span class=" to "</span><span class=")
 
(5 intermediate revisions by 3 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
 
{{Grammar Box}}  
 
{{Grammar Box}}  
 
 
{{Stub}}
 
{{Stub}}
  
In formal written Chinese, 本 can mean "this side", as in "this company" or "this country". It always refers to the side that the speaker is on.  
+
In formal written Chinese, 本 can mean "this side," as in "this company" or "this country." It always refers to the side that the speaker is on.  
  
 
== Basic Structure ==  
 
== Basic Structure ==  
  
本 can means a few different types of "this". It can refer to oneself, a place, or even a certain time.  
+
(běn) can means a few different types of "this." It can refer to oneself, a place, an organization, or even a certain time. The noun that's used with 本 is very often single-syllable noun, like 人, 校, 市, 省, 国, 周, 月, 年, 次, etc. 公司, 组织, 季度, 学期 are also commonly used with 本.
  
 
<div class="jiegou">
 
<div class="jiegou">
Line 15: Line 14:
 
</div>
 
</div>
  
本 is often used with 公司, 国, 校 etc. As shown in the folowing examples.
 
 
 
== Examples ==
 
== Examples ==
  
 
<div class="liju">
 
<div class="liju">
  
* "顾客至上" 是 <em>本</em> 公司 的 商业 理念。
+
*<em>本</em> 人 。<span class="pinyin"> <em>běn</em>.</span><span class="trans"> .</span>
* <em>本</em> 校 不 允许 学生 在 校园 里 喝酒。
+
*顾客至上 是 <em>本</em> 公司 的 经营 理念。<span class="pinyin"> <em>běn</em>.</span><span class="trans"> .</span>
* 王 先生 在 <em>本</em> 公司 是 鼎鼎有名 的。
+
*<em>本</em> 校 不 允许 外校 学生 随便 进出。<span class="pinyin"> <em>běn</em>.</span><span class="trans"> .</span>
* <em></em>人 来自 美国 的 东北部,纽约市 的 市郊。
+
*<em>本</em> 组织 。<span class="pinyin"> <em>běn</em>.</span><span class="trans"> .</span>
  
 
</div>
 
</div>
  
Notice that the last example is 本人. It expresses "this person", which is like a fancy way of saying 我. This is especially common is resumes and cover letters.
+
Notice that the last example is 本人. It expresses "this person," which is like a fancy way of saying 我. This is especially common is resumes and cover letters.
 +
 
  
 
==See also==
 
==See also==
Line 39: Line 37:
  
 
[[Category:C1 grammar points]]
 
[[Category:C1 grammar points]]
{{Basic Grammar|本|C1|本 + Noun|“顾客至上" 是 <em>本</em> 公司 的 商业 模式。|grammar point|ASGH4A7W}}
+
{{Basic Grammar|本|C1|本 + Noun|是 <em>本</em> 公司 的 商业 模式。|grammar point|ASGH4A7W}}
 
{{POS|Nouns}}
 
{{POS|Nouns}}

Latest revision as of 03:48, 24 May 2017

In formal written Chinese, 本 can mean "this side," as in "this company" or "this country." It always refers to the side that the speaker is on.

Basic Structure

本(běn) can means a few different types of "this." It can refer to oneself, a place, an organization, or even a certain time. The noun that's used with 本 is very often single-syllable noun, like 人, 校, 市, 省, 国, 周, 月, 年, 次, etc. 公司, 组织, 季度, 学期 are also commonly used with 本.

本 + Noun

Examples

  • 人 。 běn. .
  • 顾客至上 是 公司 的 经营 理念。 běn. .
  • 校 不 允许 外校 学生 随便 进出。 běn. .
  • 组织 。 běn. .

Notice that the last example is 本人. It expresses "this person," which is like a fancy way of saying 我. This is especially common is resumes and cover letters.


See also

Sources and further reading

Books

NEEDS SOURCES

HSK6