笔
记
本

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The word 笔记本 is formed by combining three characters: 笔, meaning "pen"; 记, meaning "to record"; and 本, meaning "book". These characters are sequenced to logically represent an object where one uses a pen to record information in a book, thus directly referring to a notebook.

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我买了一本新笔记本。

Wǒ mǎi le yī běn xīn bǐjìběn.

I bought a new notebook.

他在笔记本上写字。

Tā zài bǐjìběn shàng xiě zì.

He is writing in the notebook.

我的笔记本里有很多重要的笔记。

Wǒ de bǐjìběn lǐ yǒu hěn duō zhòngyào de bǐjì.

My notebook has many important notes.

她总是随身带着她的笔记本电脑。

Tā zǒngshì suíshēn dài zhe tā de bǐjìběn diànnǎo.

She always carries her laptop with her.

如果你忘记带笔记本，可以借用我的。

Rúguǒ nǐ wàngjì dài bǐjìběn, kěyǐ jièyòng wǒ de.

If you forget to bring your notebook, you can borrow mine.

Word Definition - 笔记本

bǐ jì běn notebook (stationery) (CL:本[běn]); (computing) laptop; notebook (abbr. for 筆記本電腦|笔记本电脑[bǐ jì běn diàn nǎo])

Individual Character Details

笔 bǐ
记 jì
本 běn