| 基本 | jī běn | basic; fundamental; main; elementary |
| 日本 | Rì běn | Japan; Japanese |
| 根本 | gēn běn | fundamental; basic; root; simply; absolutely (not); (not) at all; CL:个 |
| 资本主义 | zī běn zhǔ yì | capitalism |
| 本身 | běn shēn | itself; in itself; per se |
| 资本 | zī běn | capital (as in capitalism) |
| 成本 | chéng běn | (manufacturing, production etc) costs |
| 本质 | běn zhì | essence; nature; innate character; intrinsic quality |
| 资本家 | zī běn jiā | capitalist |
| 基本上 | jī běn shang | basically; on the whole |
| 本来 | běn lái | original; originally; at first; it goes without saying; of course |
| 本国 | běn guó | one's own country |
| 本人 | běn rén | the person himself; I (humble form used in speeches); oneself; myself; in person; personal |
| 本性 | běn xìng | natural instincts; nature; inherent quality |
| 本地 | běn dì | local; this locality |
