本末 běn mò ㄅㄣˇ ㄇㄛˋ bun2 mut6
- the whole course of an event from beginning to end
- ins and outs
- the fundamental and the incidental
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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
末
- 期末 qī mò ㄑㄧ ㄇㄛˋ kei4 mut6 the end of a term or semester (in school)
- 末日 mò rì ㄇㄛˋ ㄖˋ mut6 jat6 last day
- 末期 mò qī ㄇㄛˋ ㄑㄧ mut6 kei4 end (of a period)
- 周末 週末 zhōu mò ㄓㄡ ㄇㄛˋ zau1 mut6 weekend
- 且末 Qiě mò ㄑㄧㄝˇ ㄇㄛˋ ce2 mut6 see 且末县
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- 元末 Yuán mò ㄩㄢˊ ㄇㄛˋ jyun4 mut6 final years of Yuan dynasty (1279-1368)
- 切末 qiè mo ㄑㄧㄝˋ ˙ㄇㄛ stage props
- 唐末 Táng mò ㄊㄤˊ ㄇㄛˋ tong4 mut6 late Tang period (9th century)
- 始末 shǐ mò ㄕˇ ㄇㄛˋ ci2 mut6 whole story
- 年末 nián mò ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄇㄛˋ nin4 mut6 end of the year
- 微末 wēi mò ㄨㄟ ㄇㄛˋ mei4 mut6 tiny
- 明末 Míng mò ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄇㄛˋ ming4 mut6 late Ming
- 月末 yuè mò ㄩㄝˋ ㄇㄛˋ jyut6 mut6 end of month
- 末世 mò shì ㄇㄛˋ ㄕˋ mut6 sai3 last phase (of an age)
- 末了 mò liǎo ㄇㄛˋ ㄌㄧㄠˇ mut6 liu5 (coll.) final part; last bit
- 末代 mò dài ㄇㄛˋ ㄉㄞˋ mut6 doi6 final generation
- 末任 mò rèn ㄇㄛˋ ㄖㄣˋ mut6 jam6 (of the holder of an official post which no longer exists) the last (incumbent)
- 末伏 mò fú ㄇㄛˋ ㄈㄨˊ mut6 fuk6 the third of the three annual periods of hot weather (三伏), which typically runs over the middle ten days of August
- 末儿 末兒 mò r ㄇㄛˋ ㄦ mut6 ji4 powder
- 末子 mò zi ㄇㄛˋ ˙ㄗ mut6 zi2 powder
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
Example sentences
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不要 把 本末倒置 。
Don't put the cart before the horse.
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