How to say “edition” in Chinese
edition; page (of a newspaper)
“Edition” in Chinese is 版, bǎn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
版 is read bǎn. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 片 “board”: printing was done from carved boards. On the right, 反 fǎn hints at the sound, just as in 板 bǎn.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “版”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 版. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 你有这本书的电子版吗？nǐyǒuzhèběnshūdediànzǐbǎnmaDo you have an electronic version of this book?
- 这本书是去年出版的zhèběnshūshìqùniánchūbǎndeThis book came out last year.
- 先把文件扫描成电子版，然后压缩一下，最后作为附件发送。xiānbǎwénjiànsǎomiáochéngdiànzǐbǎn,ránhòuyāsuōyíxià,zuìhòuzuòwéifùjiànfāsòngFirst scan the document into electronic form, then compress it, and finally send it as an attachment.
- 他在一家出版社工作。tāzàiyìjiāchūbǎnshègōngzuòHe works at a publishing house.
- 我买的是中文版wǒmǎideshìZhōngwénbǎnI bought the Chinese edition.
- 这部小说有中文版吗？zhèbùxiǎoshuōyǒuZhōngwénbǎnmaDoes this novel have a Chinese edition?
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Volume and chapter”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “edition” in Chinese?
“Edition” in Chinese is 版, pinyin bǎn.
What does 版 mean?
版 (bǎn) means “edition; page (of a newspaper)”.
How do you write 版?
版 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 版?
版 is read bǎn. Tones: bǎn — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“edition” in the lesson “Volume and chapter”
This word is from the topic “Texts and art” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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