Běn nà bǐ shìdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

本那比市 本那比市 [Ben3 na4 bi3 shi4] /Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada/

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Reference information

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Character information

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  • 本
    běn

    (bound form) root / stem / (bound form) origin / source / (bound form) one's own / this / (bound form) this / the current (year etc) / (bound form) original / (bound form) inherent / originally / initially / capital / principal / classifier for books, periodicals, files etc

  • 那
    nǎ

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    nà

    (specifier) that / the / those (colloquial pr. [nèi]) / (pronoun) that (referring to persons, things or situations) / then (in that case)

    nuó

    (archaic) many / beautiful / how

    Nā

    surname Na

    Nuó

    surname Nuo

  • 比
    bī

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    bǐ

    to compare / (followed by a noun and adjective) more {adj.} than {noun} / ratio / to gesture / (Taiwan pr. [bì] in some compounds derived from Classical Chinese)

    Bǐ

    Belgium / Belgian / abbr. for 比利時|比利时[Bǐ lì shí]

  • 市
    shì

    market / city / municipality (administrative unit) / (literary) to trade / to buy and sell goods

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