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Instinct in Chinese: 本能 (běn néng)

běn néng

instinct

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1instinct

Stroke order

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本
能

Zhuyin

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ㄅㄣˇ

běn

ㄅ/ bㄣ/ enˇ/ third tone

ㄋㄥˊ

néng

ㄋ/ nㄥ/ engˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 保护孩子是母亲的本能。

    bǎo hù hái zi shì mǔ qīn de běn néng。

    Protecting children is a mother's instinct.

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Related words

本

běn

root

能

néng

can

可能

kě néng

might (happen)

本来

běn lái

original

能力

néng lì

capability

本科

běn kē

undergraduate course

本领

běn lǐng

skill

本质

běn zhì

essence

根本

gēn běn

fundamental

功能

gōng néng

function

基本

jī běn

basic

能干

néng gàn

capable

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