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本位

Mandarin · pinyin běn wèi

(economics) standard; benchmark (as in 金本位 jīn běn wèi "gold standard")
one's own department or unit
central reference point; fundamental frame of reference (used after a noun N, indicates an N-centered outlook, as in 學校本位 xué xiào běn wèi "school-centered approach")

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本: běn · root, origin, source; basis
位: wèi · throne; position, post; rank, status; seat

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3–4 · ben3 wei4

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bun2 wai6

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noun

(numismatics) monetary standard
one's own department or post
(literary) self; oneself

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