běn

technical

Meaning of 本义

本义 means original meaning; literal sense. Pronounced běn yì.

  • original meaning; literal sense

Definitions & Examples

 
bīng
 
de
běn
shì
 
hòu
lái
yǐn
shēn
wéi
zhàn
shì
 

The original meaning of '兵' is 'weapon,' which later extended to mean 'soldier.'

Xué
Hàn
 
shǒu
xiān
yào
gǎo
qīng
chu
de
běn
 

When studying Classical Chinese, the first thing is to understand the original meaning of words.

diǎn
zhōng
tōng
cháng
xiān
liè
chū
de
běn
 
rán
hòu
cái
shì
yǐn
shēn
 

Dictionaries usually list the original meaning of a word first, followed by its extended meanings.

Zhè
ge
xiàn
zài
de
yòng
de
běn
jīng
xiāng
chà
hěn
yuǎn
le
 

The current usage of this word is already very far from its original meaning.