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Itself in Chinese: 本身 (běn shēn)

běn shēn

itself

HSK 3.0 Level 61 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1itself
  2. 2in itself
  3. 3per se

Stroke order

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本
身

Zhuyin

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ㄅㄣˇ

běn

ㄅ/ bㄣ/ enˇ/ third tone

ㄕㄣ

shēn

ㄕ/ shㄣ/ en—/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 这个问题本身并不难。

    zhè ge wèn tí běn shēn bìng bù nán。

    The problem itself is not difficult.

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Related words

本

běn

root

身体

shēn tǐ

the body

本来

běn lái

original

本科

běn kē

undergraduate course

本领

běn lǐng

skill

本质

běn zhì

essence

根本

gēn běn

fundamental

基本

jī běn

basic

身材

shēn cái

stature

身份

shēn fèn

identity

本子

běn zi

book

课本

kè běn

textbook

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