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本 + Noun (this / our / one's own)
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This shop, our school
- A notice at a shop door announces new opening hours.
- 本店time of business营业时间for为early morning早上九点to / arrive到evening晚上十点。 — "This shop's opening hours are 9 a.m. to 10 p.m."
root本 + noun = this / our (formal)
- root本 refers to the speaker's own place or organisation in formal notices: 本店 (this shop), 本校 (this school), root本company公司 (our company).
- With time words it means "this, the current": this week本周 (this week), this month本月, 本次.
this week本周Friday五power cut停电。
Complete the notice: “This shop is closed on Mondays.” ____店周一休息。
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本店 = this shop (formal).
One's own
- the person themself本人 = I myself, the person concerned: requires需要the person themself本人to sign签字 — "Requires the signature of the person themselves."
- local本地 = local: native person (of a country)本地人, local本地vegetable菜.
requires需要the person themself本人to sign签字。
Match each word to its meaning.
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本 + noun = this / our / one's own.
Formal register
- 本店 / 本校 belong to notices and announcements; in conversation, say we / us我们inn店 / we / us我们school学校.
- root本 + noun needs no (modifier / structural particle)的 or measure word: root本company公司, not 本个company公司.
Which suits casual conversation?
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In speech, 我们学校 is natural.
root本 the measure word
- root本 is also the measure word for books: one / a一root本book书.
- Before an organisation or time word, it means "this / our".
I我bought买了a一本book书。
In 一本书, 本 means “this”.
Độ khó 1/5 · 100 xu + một phần thưởng nhỏ cho lần hoàn thành đầu tiên trong ngày
Here it is the measure word for books.
Recap
- root本 + noun = this / our / one's own (formal): 本店, 本校, this week本周, the person themself本人, local本地.
- Speech prefers we / us我们…; root本 is also the book measure word.
Read the full reference: HSK 6 grammar — Nouns.
A notice at a shop door announces new opening hours. Close the examples. Say a Mandarin response, then write it in Chinese. Explain briefly in English what the lesson’s pattern adds. Compare with the model, then change one detail and try again.
This is supported productive practice. Compare meaning and structure; your answer need not copy the model. A partner or teacher must hear the spoken response to comment on pronunciation.