Definition & Meaning

1.course of an event from beginning to end; ins and outs

2.the fundamental and the incidental; the primary and secondary

běn mò

本 末

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1
n.metacourse of an event from beginning to end; ins and outs
- nǐ xiàn zài chī tián shí nǐ shì běn mò dào zhì
  你现在吃甜食！你是本末倒置。
  You're eating your dessert! You've put the cart before the horse.
synonym
shǒu wěi首尾 shǐ mò始末 qǐ qì起讫
2
n.metathe fundamental and the incidental; the primary and secondary
- bù yào běn mò diān dǎo
  不要本末颠倒！
  Don't put the incidental before the fundamental!
- qǐng fēn qīng běn mò
  请分清本末！
  Please distinguish between the fundamental and the incidental!
synonym
shǒu wěi首尾

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