Chinese word

课本

Pronunciation

Pinyinkè běn

Meaning

  • nountextbook

Example

我把课本忘在家里了。wǒ bǎ kè běn wàng zài jiā lǐ le

I left my textbook at home.

Illustration for 课本 (textbook)

More examples

明天我要买课本。míng tiān wǒ yào mǎi kè běn

I will buy a textbook tomorrow.

Core concept

A book that maps out the lessons students study and review in class.

Common phrases

  • 买课本mǎi kè běn

    buy a textbook

  • 我的课本wǒ de kè běn

    my textbook

  • 这本课本zhè běn kè běn

    this textbook

Similar words

书shū: A paper or electronic book that lets readers learn from its written content.

Definition in Chinese

课本是在课堂上供学生按教学进度学习和复习的书籍或册子。kè běn shì zài kè táng shàng gòng xué shēng àn jiào xué jìn dù xué xí hé fù xí de shū jí huò cè zi

Word origin

课 (kè, "lesson") + 本 (běn, "book") combines to name a book organized for classroom learning.

Usage tips

  • Chinese nouns usually keep the same form for one or several items, so context can show whether this refers to one textbook or multiple textbooks.

Other meanings

  • teaching materialnoun
  • textnoun

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