Definition
课本 is the everyday word for a textbook used in a course (e.g., your classroom book). 教材 (jiào cái) is broader — it can mean any teaching material (workbooks, handouts, etc.), not just a bound book. 教科书 (jiào kē shū) is more formal, often a standard reference textbook.
noun
textbook
Measure word · 本
Examples
- 课本。Wǒmen zhè xuéqī yòng yì běn xīn kè běn.We are using a new textbook this semester.
- 课本。Tā mǎi le yì běn Hànyǔ kè běn.He bought a Chinese textbook.
- 课本。Lǎoshī ràng wǒmen kàn kè běn de kèwén.The teacher asked us to read the lesson in the textbook.
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