一本

yīběn
  1. (Mainland China, education) the first tier of universities
  2. (judo) ippon
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 一, 本 (běn).
  4. another version (terminology in collation)
  5. entirely based on
  6. having the same origin
  7. ippon
  8. the first tier of universities

Wiktionary

Examples

是一本書。

It is a book.

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我有一本书。

I have a book.

Source: Tatoeba

这是一本书。

This is a book.

Source: Tatoeba

那是一本書。

That's a book.

Source: Tatoeba

我要一本書。

I want a book.

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Entry Composition

1 一 yī
  1. one
  2. single
  3. a (article)
  4. as soon as
  5. entire; whole; all; throughout
  6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
  7. also pr. yāo for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
2 本 běn
  1. (bound form) root; stem
  2. (bound form) origin; source
  3. (bound form) one's own; this
  4. (bound form) this; the current (year etc)
  5. (bound form) original
  6. (bound form) inherent
  7. originally; initially
  8. capital; principal
  9. classifier for books, periodicals, files etc

Containing this entry

一本正經 yīběnzhèngjīng (idiom) in deadly earnest; deadpan
一本萬利 yīběnwànlì small capital, huge profit (idiom); to put in a little and get a lot out