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本草纲目 Pronunciation and Pinyin

本草纲目 Usage and Examples

Compendium of Materia Medica

他花了27年撰写了《本草纲目》。

He spent 27 years writing Compendium of Material Medica.

李时珍花了多长时间写《本草纲目》?

How long did Li Shizhen spend in writing Compendium of Materia Medical?

The characters in 本草纲目

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
本
běn5root, origin, fundamental, main
草
cǎo10grass, straw, draft, rough
纲
gāng7main rope, outline, class
目
mù5eye, item, or goal

More words starting with 本

  • běn本bù不xiǎng想Didn't originally want to, Hadn't intended to
  • běn本bù不dǎ打suàn算Didn't intend to, Wasn't going to
  • běn本shū书this book
  • běn本shi事ability, skill
  • běn本rén人I, myself
  • bén本yǐ以wéi为I originally thought, I had thought
  • běn本huì会this association, this society
  • běn本gōng公sī司This company, Our company
  • běn本fèn分Duty, Responsibility
  • bén本kě可could have, originally could
  • běn本ké可yǐ以could have, might have
  • běn本míng名real name, birth name

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Questions about 本草纲目

What does 本草纲目 mean in Chinese?

本草纲目 (běn cǎo gāng mù) means “Compendium of Materia Medica”.

How do you pronounce 本草纲目?

本草纲目 is pronounced běn cǎo gāng mù in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “Compendium of Materia Medica” in Chinese?

“Compendium of Materia Medica” is 本草纲目 (běn cǎo gāng mù) in Chinese.

How is 本草纲目 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 本草纲目, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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