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Expressing "your side" with 本 ("ben3")

本 běn

Noun
HSK 5

Structure

本 + Noun

Definition

“本”在这里用作敬辞，指称对方所在的一方，常用于正式或礼貌的语境中，表示“您这边”或“贵方”。

Here, '本' is used as a respectful term to refer to the other party's side, often in formal or polite contexts, meaning 'your side' or 'your esteemed side'.

Usage

通常用于正式书信、商务交流或礼貌对话中，后接机构、部门或地点名词，如“本处”、“本公司”、“本局”等，表示对对方的尊敬。

It is typically used in formal correspondence, business communication, or polite conversation, followed by nouns such as office, company, bureau, etc., to show respect to the other party.

Examples

  • 1 请贵公司将相关文件寄至本处。（Please send the relevant documents to your office.）
  • 2 本局已收到贵方的申请。（Your bureau has received your application.）
  • 3 关于本项目，请与本处联系。（Regarding this project, please contact your department.）
  • 4 本公司对此事深表歉意。（Your company deeply apologizes for this matter.）
  • 5 请在本页签字。（Please sign on your side of this page.）

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