善本
shàn běn
Pinyin
Definition
善本
-
- old book
- good book
- reliable book
- rare book
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 good and honest
- 2 kindhearted
- 1 basic
- 2 fundamental
- 3 main
- 4 elementary
- 1 Japan
- 1 root
- 2 stem
- 3 origin
- 4 source
- 5 this
- 6 the current
- 7 original
- 8 inherent
- 9 originally
- 10 classifier for books, periodicals, files etc
- 1 the person himself
- 2 I (humble form used in speeches)
- 3 oneself
- 4 myself
- 5 in person
- 6 personal
Idioms (20)
一本万利
- 1 small capital, huge profit (idiom); to put in a little and get a lot out
三句话不离本行
- 1 to talk shop all the time (idiom)
乏善可陈
- 1 to be nothing to write home about (idiom)
来者不善,善者不来
- 1 He who comes is surely ill-intentioned, no-one well-meaning will come (idiom).
- 2 Be careful not to trust foreigners.
- 3 Beware of Greeks bearing gifts!
勤俭为服务之本
- 1 hardwork and thriftiness are the foundations of service (idiom)