běn shì

本事 (běn shì) is a Chinese word meaning “source material; original story”.

Meanings

  1. 1source material
  2. 2original story

Characters in 本事

本běn · (bound form) root; stem事shì · matter

Related words

事matter事情affair; matter; thing; business本(bound form) root; stem根本fundamental故事old practice故事narrative; story; tale事实上in fact事实fact本来original事儿one's employment事件incident; event好事good action, deed, thing or work (also sarcastic, "a fine thing indeed")

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