HSK 6 vocabulary › 本能
本能
本能 in English: instinct
běn néng
instinct
How to pronounce 本能
běn néng (without tone marks: ben neng). běn is a third (low, dipping) tone; néng is a second (rising) tone.
Characters in 本能
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
能 néng
can; to be able to; might possibly
can; to be able to; might possibly
Example sentences with 本能
| 危机暴露了城市的脆弱，也唤醒了陌生人之间的互助本能。 | from The Night the City Went Dark |
Related words
| 本 | běn | classifier for books | HSK 1 |
| 能 | néng | can; to be able to | HSK 1 |
| 可能 | kě néng | might (happen); possible | HSK 2 |
| 笔记本 | bǐ jì běn | notebook (stationery); notebook (computing) | HSK 3 |
| 本来 | běn lái | original; originally | HSK 4 |
| 能力 | néng lì | capability; ability | 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 |