HSK 6 vocabulary › 本身
本身
本身 in English: itself; in itself
běn shēn
itself; in itself
How to pronounce 本身
běn shēn (without tone marks: ben shen). běn is a third (low, dipping) tone; shēn is a first (high, level) tone.
Characters in 本身
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
身 shēn
body; life; oneself
body; life; oneself
Example sentences with 本身
| 人们开始理解，修复环境不仅需要热情，也需要尊重生态本身的节奏。 | from After the Wildfire |
Related words
| 本 | běn | classifier for books | HSK 1 |
| 身体 | shēn tǐ | the body; one's health | HSK 2 |
| 笔记本 | bǐ jì běn | notebook (stationery); notebook (computing) | 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 |
| 基本 | jī běn | basic; fundamental | HSK 5 |
| 健身 | jiàn shēn | to exercise; to keep fit | HSK 5 |