What does 老本 mean in Chinese?

老本 (lǎo běn) means "capital; assets; savings; nest egg; (fig.) reputation; laurels (to rest upon); old edition of a book; (tree) trunk" in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 老本?

老本 is pronounced "lǎo běn" in Mandarin Chinese. It is made up of 2 syllables.

老本 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.

老本 is made up of the characters 老, 本. Each character has its own meaning and can appear in other words.

You can practice writing 老本 using our stroke order tool.

老本

lǎo běn

capital; assets; savings; nest egg

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This word is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists.

Reviewed by RJ Murray, Founder, HSK Lord.