běn

common
idiom

Meaning of 本末

本末 means the whole story; the entire course of events; from beginning to end; fundamentals and incidentals; primary and secondary aspects. Pronounced běn mò.

  • the whole story; the entire course of events; from beginning to end
  • fundamentals and incidentals; primary and secondary aspects

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
piān
wén
zhāng
xiáng
shù
le
shì
jiàn
de
běn
 

This article details the whole story of the incident from beginning to end.

men
yào
liǎo
jiě
zhè
jiàn
shì
de
běn
 

We need to understand the whole course of this matter.

Qǐng
shì
qing
de
jīng
guò
běn
shuō
qīng
chu
 

Please explain the whole story of the matter clearly.