using 本 in place of 这

[MaLaTang]

i came across this sentence...

本报北京11月9日讯记者张道冀南报... here ben means 'this', as in 'this newspaper' ...

ok here's the question, instead of using ‘这辆车’ or '这条路‘ ， is it possible to use '本车’ or '本路‘ instead?

im guessing not, but just to be sure...

[imron]

In the context of 'this', 本 usually refers to either one's self, or something that is current. 本报 is fine because it's referring to itself, I don't think 本车 is really that acceptable, however if for example you were on a train you could use 本次列车 to refer to the current train you were on, e.g.下一站，是本次列车的终点站

My dictionary says:

[代］指自己或自己方面的 ：本人｜本国｜本单位

[代］现今的：本世纪｜本年｜本届大会

[Nakura]

No, in that sentence 本 does not mean "this"." 本" refers to the speaker or the author himself.

For example, 本人=我 本报 the newspaper which the correspondent write for; 本次列车：the train on which the conducter works

这=this, so, when you say 这人or 这个人，of course it does not refer to yourself.

[Iriya]

本 doesn't necessarily refer to the speaker. Here's a few examples:

你的头像是你本人吗？ Is your user picture you yourself?

你还没见过我，也许你会觉得我本人太丑了。 You haven't seen me [in person] yet, you might think that I'm [in person] too ugly.

你是本地人吗? Are you a local?

本地 is this (as in current) place, 外地 is other places, 当地 is the place that the speaker is talking about, but not necessarily being at. Compare 当时.

[imron]

For example, 本人=我 本报 the newspaper which the correspondent write for;

Which in English can be simplified to 'this newspaper' when the newspaper is referring to itself. It's not a broad replacement for 'this' and only applies for the situations I mentioned in my original reply.

[charliechen]

>My dictionary says:

>[代］指自己或自己方面的 ：本人｜本国｜本单位

>[代］现今的：本世纪｜本年｜本届大会

本 can also be used as a measure word, such as 一/本/书. About the measure words, you can check http://mandarin.about.com/od/grammar/a/measure_words.htm

"ok here's the question, instead of using ‘这辆车’ or '这条路‘ ， is it possible to use '本车’ or '本路‘ instead?

im guessing not, but just to be sure..." Here, 这/辆/车 辆 is also a measure word.