zhèng​běn

original

  • created reference approved 正本 → 副本 (antonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    正本 zhèng​běn

    副本 fù​běn

    antonym

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    created reference

  • created reference approved 正本 → 正本清源 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    正本 zhèng​běn

    正本清源 zhèng​běn​qīng​yuán

    see

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  • created sense approved 正本 · zhèng​běn · original — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    正本

    zhèng​běn

    original

    the original copy of a document; the formal or master version of a text

    正 (literal) → 正 · zhèng · correct 本 (literal) → 本 · běn · book

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  • created sense approved 正本 · zhèng​běn · reserved copy — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    正本

    zhèng​běn

    reserved copy

    a master copy of a library book that is kept for reference and not lent out

    正 (literal) → 正 · zhèng · correct 本 (literal) → 本 · běn · book

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  • created sense approved 正本 · zhèng​běn · to rectify the source — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    正本

    zhèng​běn

    to rectify the source

    to trace back to the origin or address a problem from the root; to standardize the fundamental principles

    正 (literal) → 正 · zhèng · to correct 本 (literal) → 本 · běn · origin

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  • created sense approved 正本 · zhèng​běn · to break even — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    正本

    zhèng​běn

    to break even

    (colloquial) to recover one's costs or to get one's money's worth

    正 (literal) → 正 · zhèng · to correct 本 (literal) → 本 · běn · capital

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