Chinese

本事

/pən²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɻ̩⁵¹/
original story; source material (of a literary work)
  • HSK 3
  • TOCFL 7

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Origin

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Lineage

  • characterChinese本 “root; stem”
  • characterChinese事 “thing; matter (Classifier: 件 m c; 樁/桩 m; 回 m; 條/条 mn-t)”
    • ideaChinese又 “again; once more”
    • ideaChinese中 “middle; center”

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