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Natural instincts in Chinese: 本性 (běn xìng)

běn xìng

natural instincts

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1natural instincts
  2. 2nature
  3. 3inherent quality

Stroke order

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本
性

Zhuyin

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ㄅㄣˇ

běn

ㄅ/ bㄣ/ enˇ/ third tone

ㄒㄧㄥˋ

xìng

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄥ/ engˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 一个人的本性很难改变。

    yí gè rén de běn xìng hěn nán gǎi biàn。

    A person's nature is hard to change.

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Related words

本

běn

root

性

xìng

nature

本来

běn lái

original

性别

xìng bié

gender

性格

xìng gé

nature

本科

běn kē

undergraduate course

本领

běn lǐng

skill

本质

běn zhì

essence

个性

gè xìng

individuality

根本

gēn běn

fundamental

基本

jī běn

basic

性质

xìng zhì

nature

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