本
běn
The spine in your hand: 本
The picture A stack of pages bound into a block with a spine. Your thumb rests on that spine.
Where the picture shows up in 本
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two blocks from the shop
我买了两本书。
wǒ mǎi le liǎng běn shū
I bought two books.
A loose sheet is not 本 but 张.
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a block you lend out
这本词典借我用一下。
zhè běn cídiǎn jiè wǒ yòng yíxià
Lend me this dictionary for a second.
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a block you flip through
我在飞机上看了一本杂志。
wǒ zài fēijī shang kàn le yì běn zázhì
I read a magazine on the plane.
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a block almost used up
这本笔记本快用完了。
zhè běn bǐjìběn kuài yòng wán le
This notebook is nearly full.