cán
běn

technical

Meaning of 残本

残本 means incomplete book; defective or fragmentary copy (especially of ancient texts). Pronounced cán běn.

  • incomplete book; defective or fragmentary copy (especially of ancient texts)

Definitions & Examples

shū
guǎn
shōu
cáng
le
tào
Míng
dài
de
cán
běn
 

The library houses a set of incomplete books from the Ming Dynasty.

Zhè
Sòng
běn
suī
shì
cán
běn
 
dàn
réng
yǒu
hěn
gāo
de
wén
xiàn
jià
zhí
 

Although this Song Dynasty printed edition is incomplete, it still holds significant documentary value.

zài
jiù
shū
tān
shang
táo
dào
le
běn
zhēn
guì
de
 
Shǐ
 
cán
běn
 

He found a precious incomplete copy of 'Records of the Grand Historian' at a second-hand book stall.

Xiū
zhuān
jiā
men
zhèng
shì
jiāng
zhè
cán
běn
pīn
còu
wán
zhěng
 

Conservation experts are trying to piece these incomplete volumes together.

Measure Words

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Primary
/ běn
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