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本事
本事 in English: source material; original story
běn shì
source material; original story
How to pronounce 本事
běn shì (without tone marks: ben shi). běn is a third (low, dipping) tone; shì is a fourth (sharply falling) tone.
Characters in 本事
本 běn
(bound form) root; stem; (bound form) origin; source; (bound form) one's own; this
(bound form) root; stem; (bound form) origin; source; (bound form) one's own; this
事 shì
matter; thing; item
matter; thing; item
Related words
| 本 | běn | classifier for books | HSK 1 |
| 事情 | shì qing | affair; matter | HSK 2 |
| 笔记本 | bǐ jì běn | notebook (stationery); notebook (computing) | HSK 3 |
| 故事 | gù shì | old practice | HSK 3 |
| 同事 | tóng shì | colleague; co-worker | HSK 3 |
| 本来 | běn lái | original; originally | HSK 4 |
| 本科 | běn kē | undergraduate course; undergraduate (attributive) | HSK 5 |
| 本领 | běn lǐng | skill; ability | HSK 5 |
| 本质 | běn zhì | essence; nature | HSK 5 |
| 根本 | gēn běn | fundamental; basic | HSK 5 |