記事本

简 记事本 · 繁 記事本
Mandarin · pinyin jì shì běn

Meanings

  1. notebook
  2. paper notepad
  3. laptop computer
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記
jì · record; keep in mind, remember
事
shì · affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
本
běn · root, origin, source; basis
记
jì · record; keep in mind, remember
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4–4–3 · ji4 shi4 ben3

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noun

  1. notepad; notebook

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