本本主义
běn běn zhǔ yì
Pinyin

Definition

本本主义
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běn běn zhǔ yì
  1. book worship
  2. bookishness

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

主
zhǔ
  1. 1 owner
  2. 2 master
  3. 3 host
  4. 4 individual or party concerned
  5. 5 God
  6. 6 Lord
  7. 7 main
  8. 8 to indicate or signify
  9. 9 trump card (in card games)
主动
zhǔ dòng
  1. 1 to take the initiative
  2. 2 to do sth of one's own accord
  3. 3 spontaneous
  4. 4 active
  5. 5 opposite: passive 被動|被动[bèi dòng]
  6. 6 drive (of gears and shafts etc)
主持人
zhǔ chí rén
  1. 1 TV or radio presenter
  2. 2 host
  3. 3 anchor
主要
zhǔ yào
  1. 1 main
  2. 2 principal
  3. 3 major
  4. 4 primary
主角
zhǔ jué
  1. 1 leading role
  2. 2 lead
主题
zhǔ tí
  1. 1 theme
  2. 2 subject
公主
gōng zhǔ
  1. 1 princess
地主
dì zhǔ
  1. 1 landlord
  2. 2 landowner
  3. 3 host
基本
jī běn
  1. 1 basic
  2. 2 fundamental
  3. 3 main
  4. 4 elementary
日本
Rì běn
  1. 1 Japan
本
běn
  1. 1 root
  2. 2 stem
  3. 3 origin
  4. 4 source
  5. 5 this
  6. 6 the current
  7. 7 original
  8. 8 inherent
  9. 9 originally
  10. 10 classifier for books, periodicals, files etc
本人
běn rén
  1. 1 the person himself
  2. 2 I (humble form used in speeches)
  3. 3 oneself
  4. 4 myself
  5. 5 in person
  6. 6 personal
本来
běn lái
  1. 1 original
  2. 2 originally
  3. 3 at first
  4. 4 it goes without saying
  5. 5 of course
本色
běn sè
  1. 1 inherent qualities
  2. 2 natural qualities
  3. 3 distinctive character
  4. 4 true qualities
根本
gēn běn
  1. 1 fundamental
  2. 2 basic
  3. 3 root
  4. 4 simply
  5. 5 absolutely (not)
  6. 6 (not) at all
  7. 7 CL:個|个[gè]
版本
bǎn běn
  1. 1 version
  2. 2 edition
  3. 3 release
赵本山
Zhào Běn shān
  1. 1 Zhao Benshan (1958-), universally known PRC TV comedian
主人
zhǔ rén
  1. 1 master
  2. 2 host
  3. 3 owner
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
主人公
zhǔ rén gōng
  1. 1 hero (of a novel or film)
  2. 2 main protagonist
主任
zhǔ rèn
  1. 1 director
  2. 2 head
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]

Idioms (20)

一本万利
yī běn wàn lì
  1. 1 small capital, huge profit (idiom); to put in a little and get a lot out
三句话不离本行
sān jù huà bù lí běn háng
  1. 1 to talk shop all the time (idiom)
不由自主
bù yóu zì zhǔ
  1. 1 can't help; involuntarily (idiom)
六神无主
liù shén wú zhǔ
  1. 1 out of one's wits (idiom)
  2. 2 distracted
  3. 3 stunned
冤有头，债有主
yuān yǒu tóu , zhài yǒu zhǔ
  1. 1 for every grievance someone is responsible, for every debt there is a debtor (idiom)
  2. 2 when settling disputes one should not involve third parties
勤俭为服务之本
qín jiǎn wéi fú wù zhī běn
  1. 1 hardwork and thriftiness are the foundations of service (idiom)
反客为主
fǎn kè wéi zhǔ
  1. 1 lit. the guest acts as host (idiom); fig. to turn from passive to active behavior
名花有主
míng huā yǒu zhǔ
  1. 1 the girl is already taken (idiom)
喧宾夺主
xuān bīn duó zhǔ
  1. 1 lit. the voice of the guest overwhelms that of the host (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. a minor player upstages the main attraction
  3. 3 minor details obscure the main point
  4. 4 the sauce is better than the fish
报本反始
bào běn fǎn shǐ
  1. 1 ensure that you pay debts of gratitude (idiom)
家家有本难念的经
jiā jiā yǒu běn nán niàn de jīng
  1. 1 Every family goes through its problems. (idiom)
慈悲为本
cí bēi wéi běn
  1. 1 mercy as the guiding principle (idiom); the Buddhist teaching that nothing is valid except compassion
打狗还得看主人
dǎ gǒu hái děi kàn zhǔ rén
  1. 1 lit. when one beats a dog, one must answer to its master (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. before punishing sb, one should consider how that would affect others associated with him
舍本逐末
shě běn zhú mò
  1. 1 to neglect the root and pursue the tip (idiom)
  2. 2 to neglect fundamentals and concentrate on details
本性难移
běn xìng nán yí
  1. 1 It is hard to change one's essential nature (idiom). You can't change who you are.
  2. 2 Can the leopard change his spots? (Jeremiah 13:23)
本末倒置
běn mò dào zhì
  1. 1 lit. to invert root and branch (idiom); fig. confusing cause and effect
  2. 2 to stress the incidental over the fundamental
  3. 3 to put the cart before the horse
江山易改，本性难移
jiāng shān yì gǎi , běn xìng nán yí
  1. 1 it is easier to change mountains and rivers than to alter one's character (idiom)
  2. 2 you can't change who you are
  3. 3 Can the leopard change his spots?
物各有主
wù gè yǒu zhǔ
  1. 1 everything has a rightful owner (idiom)
独立自主
dú lì zì zhǔ
  1. 1 independent and autonomous (idiom); self-determination
  2. 2 to act independently
  3. 3 to maintain control over one's own affairs
当家作主
dāng jiā zuò zhǔ
  1. 1 to be in charge in one's own house (idiom)
  2. 2 to be the master of one's own affairs

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