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本质 (běn zhì) – essence

běn zhì

essence

HSK 3.0 Level 6Traditional: 本質2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1essence
  2. 2nature
  3. 3innate character
  4. 4intrinsic quality

Simplified & traditional

本质

Simplified

本質

Traditional

Example sentences

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

  • 这就是事情的本质。

    zhè jiù shì shì qíng de běn zhì 。

    That is the essence of the matter.

  • 自由的本质就是数学。

    zì yóu de běn zhì jiù shì shù xué 。

    The essence of liberty is mathematics.

Related words

本

běn

root

本来

běn lái

original

质量

zhì liàng

quality

本科

běn kē

undergraduate course

本领

běn lǐng

skill

根本

gēn běn

fundamental

基本

jī běn

basic

物质

wù zhì

matter

性质

xìng zhì

nature

本子

běn zi

book

课本

kè běn

textbook

本事

běn shì

source material

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