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本末

běn mò

Definitions

  1. 1. the whole course of an event from beginning to end
  2. 2. ins and outs
  3. 3. the fundamental and the incidental

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Words Containing 本末

本末倒置
běn mò dào zhì

lit. to invert root and branch (idiom); fig. confusing cause and effect

Child Words of 本末

末
mò

tip

本
běn

root