Usage note
本子是用来记录学习内容和日常生活的笔记本。
běnzi shì yòng lái jì lù xuéxí nèiróng hé rìyān shēntú de běnzhǐ.
Notebook is used to record learning content and daily life.
Context note
本子经常出现在学校里，比如课堂笔记、作业本等。
běnzi jīngcāng chūxiàn qíngrù xuéxiào lǐ, bǐ rú kǎtáng jìbó、zuòyè běn děng.
Notebook often appears in school, such as class notes and homework books.
5 examples
妈妈给我买了一个新的本子。
mā ma gěi wǒ mǎi le yí gè xīn de běn zi。
Mom bought me a new notebook.
我每天都会在本子上记日记。
wǒ měi tiān dōu huì zài běn zi shàng jì rì jì。
I write my diary in the notebook every day.
老师让我们用本子做课堂笔记。
lǎo shī ràng wǒ men yòng běn zi zuò kè táng bǐ jì。
The teacher asked us to use notebooks for class notes.
这个本子很厚实，可以写很多内容。
zhè ge běn zi hěn hòu shí， kě yǐ xiě hěn duō nèi róng。
This notebook is thick and can write a lot of content.
我用彩色笔在本子上画画。
wǒ yòng cǎi sè bǐ zài běn zi shàng huà huà。
I draw with colored pens in the notebook.
5 mini stories
小明每天早上都会带一个本子去学校，用来记课堂笔记和作业。
xiǎo míng měi tiān zǎo shàng dōu huì dài yí gè běn zi qù xué xiào， yòng lái jì kè táng bǐ jì hé zuò yè。
Xiaoming always brings a notebook to school every morning to take class notes and do homework.
老师表扬了那个经常用本子整理学习资料的学生。
lǎo shī biǎo yáng le nà ge jīng cháng yòng běn zi zhěng lǐ xué xí zī liào de xué shēng。
The teacher praised the student who often used notebooks to organize study materials.
小红的本子上有很多漂亮的图案，她很喜欢画画。
xiǎo hóng de běn zi shàng yǒu hěn duō piào liang de tú àn， tā hěn xǐ huan huà huà。
Xiaohong's notebook has many beautiful drawings, and she likes drawing very much.
妈妈提醒我每天都要整理好本子上的笔记。
mā ma tí xǐng wǒ měi tiān dōu yào zhěng lǐ hǎo běn zi shàng de bǐ jì。
Mom reminds me to organize the notes in my notebook every day.
我们班的班长总是把重要的事情记在本子上，方便大家查看。
wǒ men bān de bān zhǎng zǒng shì bǎ zhòng yào de shì qíng jì zài běn zi shàng， fāng biàn dà jiā chá kàn。
Our class president always writes important things in a notebook for everyone to check.
Mini dialogue
借本子
A
我忘带本子了，能借我一个吗？
Wǒ wàng dài běnzi le, néng jiè wǒ yí ge ma?
I forgot to bring a notebook, can you lend me one?
B
好的，给你一个新本子。
Hǎo de, gěi nǐ yí ge xīn běnzi.
Okay, here's a new notebook for you.
写作业
A
请把本子拿出来，我们要写字了。
Qǐng bǎ běnzi ná chūlái, wǒmen yào xiě zì le.
Please take out your notebooks, we are going to write.
B
老师，我的本子写满了。
Lǎoshī, wǒ de běnzi xiě mǎn le.
Teacher, my notebook is full.
Related words and contrasts
similar
笔记本
bǐjìběn
notebook (for notes)
笔记本 is a common word for a notebook used for writing notes.
related
练习本
liànxíběn
exercise book
练习本 is a notebook specifically for doing exercises or homework.
contrast
书
shū
book
书 is a printed book for reading, while 本子 is a blank book for writing.