本
分

(to play) one's part in Chinese: 本分 (běn fèn)

běn fèn

(to play) one's part

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1(to play) one's part
  2. 2one's role
  3. 3one's duty
  4. 4(to stay within) one's bounds
  5. 5dutiful
  6. 6keeping to one's role

Stroke order

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本
分

Zhuyin

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ㄅㄣˇ

běn

ㄅ/ bㄣ/ enˇ/ third tone

ㄈㄣˋ

fèn

ㄈ/ fㄣ/ enˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 做好自己的本分是最重要的。

    zuò hǎo zì jǐ de běn fèn shì zuì zhòng yào de。

    Doing one's own duty well is the most important thing.

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Related words

本

běn

root

分

fēn

to divide

分钟

fēn zhōng

minute

本来

běn lái

original

部分

bù fen

part

分之

fēn zhī

(indicating a fraction)

十分

shí fēn

very

本科

běn kē

undergraduate course

本领

běn lǐng

skill

本质

běn zhì

essence

成分

chéng fèn

composition

充分

chōng fèn

ample

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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