from beginning to end; in full detail; verbatim
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesadverb
from beginning to end; in full detail; exactly as it happened
Used when narrating events in complete detail without omission. Graphic variants include 源源本本 (using 源) and 元元本本 (using 元), though 原原本本 is the standard form. Often used with verbs of speaking or recording such as 讲, 说, 叙述, or 记录.
Wǒ我
bǎ把
zhè这
jiàn件
shì事
yuán原
yuán原
běn本
běn本
jiǎng讲
gěi给
tā他
men们
tīng听
。
I told them the whole story of this matter from beginning to end.
Qǐng请
bǎ把
nà那
tiān天
fā发
shēng生
de的
yuán原
yuán原
běn本
běn本
gào告
su诉
wǒ我
。
Please tell me exactly what happened that day from start to finish.
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Jì记
zhě者
yuán原
yuán原
běn本
běn本
jì记
lù录
le了
zhěng整
gè个
guò过
chéng程
。
The journalist recorded the entire process in full detail.
Tā他
bǎ把
lǎo老
shī师
de的
yuán原
huà话
yuán原
yuán原
běn本
běn本
fù复
shù述
le了
yī一
biàn遍
。
He repeated the teacher's original words verbatim.