本
领

Skill in Chinese: 本领 (běn lǐng)

běn lǐng

skill

HSK 3.0 Level 3Traditional: 本領1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1skill
  2. 2ability
  3. 3capability

Stroke order

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本
领

Zhuyin

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ㄅㄣˇ

běn

ㄅ/ bㄣ/ enˇ/ third tone

ㄌㄧㄥˇ

lǐng

ㄌ/ lㄧ/ iㄥ/ engˇ/ third tone

Simplified & traditional

本领

Simplified

本領

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 他有一身好本领。

    tā yǒu yì shēn hǎo běn lǐng。

    He has a fine set of skills.

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Related words

本

běn

root

领

lǐng

neck

本来

běn lái

original

本科

běn kē

undergraduate course

本质

běn zhì

essence

根本

gēn běn

fundamental

基本

jī běn

basic

领导

lǐng dǎo

lead

领域

lǐng yù

domain

本子

běn zi

book

课本

kè běn

textbook

本事

běn shì

source material

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