正本

zhèngběn
  1. original (of a document)
  2. reserved copy (of a library book)

CEDICT

  1. original (of a document)
  2. reserved copy (of a library book)

Wiktionary

  1. 根究本源。
  2. 書籍或文件的原本，相對於副本而言。
  3. 還本、夠本。

重編國語辭典

  1. 書籍或文件的原本
  2. 根源

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 正 zhèng
  1. straight
  2. upright
  3. proper
  4. main
  5. principal
  6. to correct
  7. to rectify
  8. exactly
  9. just (at that time)
  10. right (in that place)
  11. (math.) positive
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

正本清源 zhèngběnqīngyuán

Related entries

創見性 chuàngjiànxìng original (idea, discovery etc)
原有 yuányǒu
  1. original
  2. former
原生 yuánshēng
  1. original
  2. primary
  3. native
  4. indigenous
  5. proto-
  6. stock (firmware)
本來 běnlái
  1. original
  2. originally
  3. at first
  4. it goes without saying
  5. of course
你本來可以做的。

You could have done it.

Source: Tatoeba

獨到 dúdào original
他有很多獨到的見解。

He has a lot of original ideas.

Source: Tatoeba

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