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What is the difference between 本 and 本子 ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between 本 and 本子 ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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They both mean"books.
本子 literally means a physical book, in any category.
本 is SUPER versatile, with hundred of words could make tons of meanings.
记事本 notebooks
正本 reserved copies
书本 books
信纸本 letter pads
便签本 sticky notes
指示范本 templates
本来 in its origin
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- Simplified Chinese (China)
- English (US)
@Burn_Notice ohhh okay thank you! what’s the difference between 本子 and 书?
我有一本书
我有一本本子
我有一本书
我有一本本子

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@panel333
我有一本书 I have a book.
我有一本本子 could be I have a book/ i have a notebook / I have a dairy book.
- Simplified Chinese (China)
usually 本子is mean notebook,but in some situation it is mean japanese porn comic.

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