课本

• 拼音: kè běn
• 汉字拆解: 课 (lesson) + 本 (book) — a book for lessons, a textbook

含义

Textbook. A book used for studying in class.

Specifically refers to textbooks used in school or courses, as opposed to general reading material. Common in school life: 打开课本 (open the textbook), 课本上说 (the textbook says). Synonymous with 教科书 in more formal contexts.

例句

1. 请打开课本第十页。
2. 我忘了带课本。
3. 这本课本很好。

用法指南

语境: school, education

语气: academic

正确说法

• 请把课本翻到第三页。(Please turn to page 3 in the textbook.)
• 你的课本在哪儿？(Where is your textbook?)

错误说法

• 我买了一个课本。(Use 本 as the measure word — say 我买了一本课本)

起源与历史

Compound of 课 (lesson, class) and 本 (book, volume) — a book for lessons.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal