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本事 běnshì

本事 běnshì Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 4 English Translations of the word 本事 běnshì .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
běnshì | ben3 shi4
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Traditional form

本事 běnshì

Part of speech

Pronoun / 代词 dài cí Dàicí
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Etymology of 本事 běnshì

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běn

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Addition of a horizontal line toward the bottom of (tree) to represent the roots of the tree.

Positional decomposition

木一

Number of Strokes

5
shì

Explanation

The characters Shǐ (history), (government official), 使 shǐ (cause; use; instruct), and shì (matter; work; affair) are all etymologically related and all derive from the same ancient character, depicting a hand ( yòu ) holding some object. There are various theorie

Positional decomposition

⿻⿳一口彐亅

Number of Strokes

8

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Example sentences using 本事 běnshì

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zài 北海 Běi hǎi 学会 xué huì le 潜水员 qián shuǐ yuán zhè 一行 yī xíng de 本事 běnshì

He learnt his trade as a diver in the North Sea.

奶奶 nǎinai yǒu 逗人 dòu rén 开心 kāixīn de 本事 běnshì

Her grandmother had the gift of making people happy.

shuí yǒu 本事 běnshì shǒu 收起婴儿 yīngér 推车 tuī chē 手抱着 gāng huì 走路 zǒu lù de 孩子 háizi Huán 提着 gāng mǎi de 东西 dōngxī 然后 ránhòu 挤上公共汽车 gōnggòngqìchē

Who can fold up a pushchair, toddler and shopping and then get them all onto the bus?

本事 běnshì Decomposition

See the 2 Chinese characters that make up 本事 běnshì and their own compounds.

本事 běnshì Compounds

See all 15 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 本事 běnshì in their composition.

  • běn
    • , bèn , běn , , pēn , , , , , , , ,
  • shì
    • ,
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