<p>本 can be generally applied to books, that is, objects that consist of pages between two covers.</p>
<p>册 is also applied to books, but it usually emphasizes that the said book is part of a larger series. For example, the two parts of a two-part book are usually called 上册, 下册.</p>
<p>If a multi-volume work is divided into &quot;volumes&quot; and each volume is divided into &quot;parts&quot; (like the Cambridge Histories), then use 卷 for each volume and 册 for each part.</p>
<p>For 杂志 (magazine), we usually use 一本杂志 or 一期杂志, 一册杂志 is relatively rare.</p>

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<p>Supplement:
1.</p>
<p>&quot;租借小人书很便宜，在摊里看，每册1分钱，选好书坐下就看，看完连书带钱交给摊主；假如借走回家看，则每本每天2分钱，挑好书后交给摊主&quot;   In this context, <strong>册and本 share the same meaning.</strong>
Generally speaking, using 册 can be more proper for 册 always indicates a thinner book than 本</p>
<p>2.
一册书 can indicate <strong>a series of books with the same theme</strong>, like 《Oxford Bookworms》, while 一本书 only means a single book.</p>
<p>3.
When being used as nouns, <strong>一本册 is right in grammar</strong>, meaning 'a book'(usually thin) However, <strong>一册本 is wrong</strong>.</p>

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<p>租借小人书很便宜，在摊里看，每册1分钱，选好书坐下就看，看完连书带钱交给摊主；假如借走回家看，则每本每天2分钱，挑好书后交给摊主，...</p>
<p>This is from the Standard Course Book of HSK5, chapter 20. What is the difference between the classifiers 册 and 本?</p>
<p>在摊里看，每册1分钱</p>
<p>在摊里看，每本1分钱</p>
<p>则每册每天2分钱</p>
<p>则每本每天2分钱</p>
<p>一册书</p>
<p>一本书</p>
<p>一册本</p>
<p>一本册</p>
<p>一册杂志</p>
<p>一本杂志</p>

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What is the difference between the classifiers 册 and 本?
# What is the difference between the classifiers 册 and 本?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2023-12-16)

租借小人书很便宜，在摊里看，每册1分钱，选好书坐下就看，看完连书带钱交给摊主；假如借走回家看，则每本每天2分钱，挑好书后交给摊主，...

This is from the Standard Course Book of HSK5, chapter 20. What is the difference between the classifiers 册 and 本?

在摊里看，每册1分钱

在摊里看，每本1分钱

则每册每天2分钱

则每本每天2分钱

一册书

一本书

一册本

一本册

一册杂志

一本杂志

**Tags:** grammar, meaning, meaning-in-context


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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2023-12-16. Score: 2

本 can be generally applied to books, that is, objects that consist of pages between two covers.

册 is also applied to books, but it usually emphasizes that the said book is part of a larger series. For example, the two parts of a two-part book are usually called 上册, 下册.

If a multi-volume work is divided into "volumes" and each volume is divided into "parts" (like the Cambridge Histories), then use 卷 for each volume and 册 for each part.

For 杂志 (magazine), we usually use 一本杂志 or 一期杂志, 一册杂志 is relatively rare.


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### Answer by username_2 on 2023-12-17. Score: 0

Supplement:
1.

"租借小人书很便宜，在摊里看，每册1分钱，选好书坐下就看，看完连书带钱交给摊主；假如借走回家看，则每本每天2分钱，挑好书后交给摊主" In this context, **册and本 share the same meaning.**
Generally speaking, using 册 can be more proper for 册 always indicates a thinner book than 本

2.
一册书 can indicate **a series of books with the same theme**, like 《Oxford Bookworms》, while 一本书 only means a single book.

3.
When being used as nouns, **一本册 is right in grammar**, meaning 'a book'(usually thin) However, **一册本 is wrong**.


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