All words › HSK 1 本子 běn zi HSK 1 · word 23 of 3,000 Your browser does not support audio playback. Meaning book notebook Japanese-style self-published comic (esp. an erotic one), aka "dōjinshi" Example sentence 我的本子在书包里。 wǒ de běnzi zài shūbāo lǐ. My notebook is in the schoolbag. Characters in 本子 本 běn (bound form) root; stem 子 zi noun suffix, as in 椅子[yi3 zi5] "chair" Learned around the same time 杯 bēi cup 杯子 bēi zi cup 北 běi north 北边 běi biān north 北京 Běi jīng Beijing municipality, capital of the People's Republic of China (short name 京[Jing1]) 比 bǐ to compare 别 bié to leave; to part (from) 别的 bié de else 别人 bié ren other people; others; other person 病 bìng illness 病人 bìng rén sick person Study 本子 with spaced-repetition flashcards →