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本身
běn shēn
itself, oneself
HSK 6Mythic
What does 本身 mean?
本身 (pinyin: běn shēn) means itself, oneself. It belongs to the official HSK 6 vocabulary (mastery), among the most frequent words of everyday Chinese.
Example with 本身
Character families
Every HSK 1–4 word containing 本 · Every HSK 1–4 word containing 身
The characters of 本身
| 本 | běn | classifier for books (HSK 1) |
| 身 | shēn | component character |
Related HSK 6 words
| 证实 | zhèng shí | confirm, verify |
| 实力 | shí lì | strength, power |
| 时光 | shí guāng | time |
| 端 | duān | to carry (with both hands) |
| 并非 | bìng fēi | not be (emphatic) |
| 非法 | fēi fǎ | illegal, unlawful |
| 生存 | shēng cún | to survive |
| 来源 | lái yuán | source, origin |
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