Chinese word

副本

Pronunciation

Pinyinfù běn

Meaning

  • nouncopy

Example

请保留好合同的副本。qǐng bǎo liú hǎo hé tóng de fù běn

Please keep a copy of the contract.

Illustration for 副本 (copy)

More examples

请把电子副本发到我的邮箱。qǐng bǎ diàn zi fù běn fā dào wǒ de yóu xiāng

Please send the electronic copy to my email address.

Core concept

A parallel form of an original document that preserves its contents for use without the original.

Common phrases

  • 合同的副本hé tóng de fù běn

    copy of the contract

  • 一份副本yí fèn fù běn

    a copy

  • 电子副本diàn zi fù běn

    electronic copy

Similar words

复印件fù yìn jiàn: A physical paper copy produced from an original by a copier.
电子副本diàn zi fù běn: An electronic version of a document used for storage or submission.

Definition in Chinese

在文件管理中指与原件内容一致的复印件或电子拷贝，用于归档、证明或流转。zài wén jiàn guán lǐ zhōng zhǐ yǔ yuán jiàn nèi róng yí zhì de fù yìn jiàn huò diàn zi kǎo bèi yòng yú guī dàng zhèng míng huò liú zhuǎn

Word origin

副本 (fùběn, "copy") is built from 副 (fù, "secondary") and 本 (běn, "original"), making its relationship to the source part of the word itself.

Usage tips

  • English copy can name either the act of copying or the resulting item, but this Chinese noun refers to the resulting second document rather than the copying process.

Other meanings

  • duplicatenoun
  • replicanoun

Opposites

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