本·拉 登

Běn · Lā dēngdictionary entry

Osama bin Laden (1957-2011), leader of Al Qaeda

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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·拉登本·拉登 [Ben3 · La1 deng1] /Osama bin Laden (1957-2011), leader of Al Qaeda/

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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
拉
lā
to pull / to play (a bowed instrument) / to drag / to draw / to chat / (coll.) to empty one's bowels
lá
to make a cut in (sth) / to slit / to gash / to slash
là
used in 拉拉蛄[là là gǔ]
登
dēng
to scale (a height) / to ascend / to mount / to publish or record / to enter (e.g. in a register) / to press down with the foot / to step or tread on / to put on (shoes or trousers) (dialect) / to be gathered and taken to the threshing ground (old)

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