够本 夠本
够本 夠本 gòu běn ㄍㄡˋ ㄅㄣˇ gau3 bun2
- to break even
- to get one's money's worth
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够 夠
- 不够 不夠 bù gòu ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄡˋ bat1 gau3 not enough
- 够呛 夠嗆 gòu qiàng ㄍㄡˋ ㄑㄧㄤˋ gau3 coeng3 unbearable
- 能够 能夠 néng gòu ㄋㄥˊ ㄍㄡˋ nang4 gau3 to be capable of
- 足够 足夠 zú gòu ㄗㄨˊ ㄍㄡˋ zuk1 gau3 enough; sufficient
- 受够 受夠 shòu gòu ㄕㄡˋ ㄍㄡˋ sau6 gau3 to have had enough of
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- 够味 夠味 gòu wèi ㄍㄡˋ ㄨㄟˋ gau3 mei6 lit. just the right flavor
- 够戗 夠戧 gòu qiàng ㄍㄡˋ ㄑㄧㄤˋ variant of 够呛
- 够格 夠格 gòu gé ㄍㄡˋ ㄍㄜˊ gau3 gaak3 able to pass muster
- 够用 夠用 gòu yòng ㄍㄡˋ ㄩㄥˋ gau3 jung6 adequate
- 有够 有夠 yǒu gòu ㄧㄡˇ ㄍㄡˋ jau5 gau3 very
- 够不着 夠不著 gòu bu zháo ㄍㄡˋ ˙ㄅㄨ ㄓㄠˊ gau3 bat1 zoek6 to be unable to reach
- 够受的 夠受的 gòu shòu de ㄍㄡˋ ㄕㄡˋ ˙ㄉㄜ gau3 sau6 dik1 to be quite an ordeal; to be hard to bear
- 够得上 夠得上 gòu de shàng ㄍㄡˋ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄕㄤˋ gau3 dak1 soeng5 to be good enough to be regarded as; to meet the standard expected of
- 够得着 夠得著 gòu de zháo ㄍㄡˋ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄓㄠˊ gau3 dak1 zoek6 to reach (with one's hand etc)
- 够意思 夠意思 gòu yì si ㄍㄡˋ ㄧˋ ˙ㄙ gau3 ji3 si1 wonderful
- 够朋友 夠朋友 gòu péng you ㄍㄡˋ ㄆㄥˊ ˙ㄧㄡ gau3 pang4 jau5 (coll.) to be a true friend
- 巴不能够 巴不能夠 bā bù néng gòu ㄅㄚ ㄅㄨˋ ㄋㄥˊ ㄍㄡˋ baa1 bat1 nang4 gau3 avid
本
- 剧本 劇本 jù běn ㄐㄩˋ ㄅㄣˇ kek6 bun2 script; screenplay; scenario; libretto
- 原本 yuán běn ㄩㄢˊ ㄅㄣˇ jyun4 bun2 originally
- 基本 jī běn ㄐㄧ ㄅㄣˇ gei1 bun2 basic
- 影本 yǐng běn ㄧㄥˇ ㄅㄣˇ jing2 bun2 copy (of a document)
- 成本 chéng běn ㄔㄥˊ ㄅㄣˇ sing4 bun2 (manufacturing, production etc) costs
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- 日本 Rì běn ㄖˋ ㄅㄣˇ jat6 bun2 Japan
- 书本 書本 shū běn ㄕㄨ ㄅㄣˇ syu1 bun2 book (chiefly used to refer to a plurality of books or books in general)
- 本事 běn shì ㄅㄣˇ ㄕˋ bun2 si6 source material
- 本事 běn shi ㄅㄣˇ ˙ㄕ bun2 si6 ability
- 本人 běn rén ㄅㄣˇ ㄖㄣˊ bun2 jan4 I; me; myself
- 本位 běn wèi ㄅㄣˇ ㄨㄟˋ bun2 wai6 (economics) standard; benchmark (as in 金本位 "gold standard")
- 本来 本來 běn lái ㄅㄣˇ ㄌㄞˊ bun2 loi4 original
- 本分 běn fèn ㄅㄣˇ ㄈㄣˋ bun2 fan6 (to play) one's part
- 本土 běn tǔ ㄅㄣˇ ㄊㄨˇ bun2 tou2 one's native country
- 本地 běn dì ㄅㄣˇ ㄉㄧˋ bun2 dei6 local
- 本子 běn zi ㄅㄣˇ ˙ㄗ bun2 zi2 book
- 本性 běn xìng ㄅㄣˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ bun2 sing3 natural instincts
- 本意 běn yì ㄅㄣˇ ㄧˋ bun2 ji3 original idea
- 本期 běn qī ㄅㄣˇ ㄑㄧ bun2 kei4 the current period
- 本科 běn kē ㄅㄣˇ ㄎㄜ bun2 fo1 undergraduate course
Idioms with these characters
- 报本反始 報本反始 bào běn fǎn shǐ ㄅㄠˋ ㄅㄣˇ ㄈㄢˇ ㄕˇ bou3 bun2 faan2 ci2 ensure that you pay debts of gratitude (idiom)
- 本来面目 本來面目 běn lái miàn mù ㄅㄣˇ ㄌㄞˊ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄇㄨˋ bun2 loi4 min6 muk6 (idiom) true colors; true features; original appearance
- 本末倒置 běn mò dào zhì ㄅㄣˇ ㄇㄛˋ ㄉㄠˋ ㄓˋ bun2 mut6 dou2 zi3 lit. to invert root and branch (idiom); fig. confusing cause and effect
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- 本性难移 本性難移 běn xìng nán yí ㄅㄣˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄋㄢˊ ㄧˊ bun2 sing3 naan4 ji4 It is hard to change one's essential nature (idiom). You can't change who you are.
- 变本加厉 變本加厲 biàn běn jiā lì ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄣˇ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄌㄧˋ bin3 bun2 gaa1 lai6 lit. change to more severe (idiom); to become more intense (esp. of shortcoming)
- 慈悲为本 慈悲為本 cí bēi wéi běn ㄘˊ ㄅㄟ ㄨㄟˊ ㄅㄣˇ ci4 bei1 wai4 bun2 mercy as the guiding principle (idiom); the Buddhist teaching that nothing is valid except compassion
- 看家本领 看家本領 kān jiā běn lǐng ㄎㄢ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄅㄣˇ ㄌㄧㄥˇ hon3 gaa1 bun2 ling5 (idiom) one's forte
- 舍本逐末 捨本逐末 shě běn zhú mò ㄕㄜˇ ㄅㄣˇ ㄓㄨˊ ㄇㄛˋ se2 bun2 zuk6 mut6 to neglect the root and pursue the tip (idiom)
- 血本无归 血本無歸 xuè běn wú guī ㄒㄩㄝˋ ㄅㄣˇ ㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄟ hyut3 bun2 mou4 gwai1 (idiom) to lose everything one invested; to lose one's shirt
- 一本万利 一本萬利 yī běn wàn lì ㄧ ㄅㄣˇ ㄨㄢˋ ㄌㄧˋ jat1 bun2 maan6 lei6 small capital, huge profit (idiom); to put in a little and get a lot out