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    老本

    lǎoběn

    1. capital; assets; savings; nest egg
    2. (fig.) reputation; laurels (to rest upon)
    3. old edition of a book
    4. (tree) trunk

    他用多年的积蓄作为老本开办了一家小店。 Tā yòng duō nián de jīxù zuòwéi lǎoběn kāibàn le yī jiā xiǎo diàn.