Chinese words starting with “ben”
24 words in our HSK vocabulary start with the syllable ben. They are sorted by how common they are, so the ones you are most likely to meet come first. The 4 most useful of them have their own page — they are listed first below.
Initial b · final en · hear the four tones and see example characters →
- 1st tone 5
- 3rd tone 15
- 4th tone 4
Word counts by tone are counted on the first syllable of each word.
Common words with this syllable
- 本来běn láiHSK 3
original; originally; at first; it goes without saying; of course
- 本事běn shìHSK 3
source material; original story
- 本领běn lǐngHSK 3
skill; ability; capability
- 本子běn ziHSK 1
book; notebook; Japanese-style self-published comic (esp. an erotic one), aka "dōjinshi"; edition
All 24 words
| # | Word | Pinyin | POS | Meaning | Study list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 本 | běn | r,q,d,n | root; stem; origin; source; this; the current; original; inherent; originally; classifier for books, periodicals, files etc | |
| 2 | 本身 | běn shēn | r | itself; in itself; per se | |
| 3 | 本人 | běn rén | r | I; me; myself; oneself; yourself; himself; herself; the person concerned | |
| 4 | 本地 | běn dì | r | local; this locality | |
| 5 | 笨 | bèn | a,an | stupid; foolish; silly; slow-witted; clumsy | |
| 6 | 本质 | běn zhì | n | essence; nature; innate character; intrinsic quality | |
| 7 | 奔 | bēn | v | to hurry; to rush; to run quickly; to elope | |
| 8 | 笨蛋 | bèn dàn | n | fool; idiot | |
| 9 | 本能 | běn néng | n,d | instinct | |
| 10 | 本土 | běn tǔ | n | one's native country; native; local; metropolitan territory | |
| 11 | 奔驰 | bēn chí | nz,v,vn | to run quickly; to speed; to gallop | |
| 12 | 本性 | běn xìng | n | natural instincts; nature; inherent quality | |
| 13 | 奔跑 | bēn pǎo | v,vn | to run | |
| 14 | 本色 | běn sè | n | inherent qualities; natural qualities; distinctive character; true qualities | |
| 15 | 奔波 | bēn bō | v | to rush about; to be constantly on the move | |
| 16 | 本意 | běn yì | n | original idea; real intention; etymon | |
| 17 | 本科 | běn kē | n | undergraduate course; undergraduate (attributive) | |
| 18 | 笨拙 | bèn zhuō | a,an | clumsy; awkward; stupid | |
| 19 | 本钱 | běn qián | n | capital; (fig.) asset; advantage; the means (to do sth) | |
| 20 | 本着 | běn zhe | p | based on...; in conformance with..; taking as one's main principle | |
| 21 | 本期 | běn qī | r | the current period; this term (usually in finance) | |
| 22 | 奔赴 | bēn fù | v | to rush to; to hurry to | |
| 23 | 本分 | běn fèn | n,a | (to play) one's part; one's role; one's duty; (to stay within) one's bounds; dutiful; keeping to one's role | |
| 24 | 笨重 | bèn zhòng | a | heavy; cumbersome; unwieldy |
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