本
色

Inherent qualities in Chinese: 本色 (běn sè)

běn sè

inherent qualities

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1inherent qualities
  2. 2natural qualities
  3. 3distinctive character
  4. 4true qualities

Stroke order

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本
色

Zhuyin

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ㄅㄣˇ

běn

ㄅ/ bㄣ/ enˇ/ third tone

ㄙㄜˋ

sè

ㄙ/ sㄜ/ eˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

See 本色 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 他始终保持着朴实的本色。

    tā shǐ zhōng bǎo chí zhe pǔ shí de běn sè。

    He has always kept his plain, true character.

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Related words

本

běn

root

色

sè

color

颜色

yán sè

color

本来

běn lái

original

本科

běn kē

undergraduate course

本领

běn lǐng

skill

本质

běn zhì

essence

出色

chū sè

remarkable

根本

gēn běn

fundamental

基本

jī běn

basic

角色

jué sè

role

景色

jǐng sè

scenery

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