běn fèn

HSK 7–9

本分 (běn fèn) is a Chinese word meaning “(to play) one's part; one's role; one's duty”.

Meanings

  1. 1(to play) one's part
  2. 2one's role
  3. 3one's duty
  4. 4(to stay within) one's bounds
  5. 5dutiful
  6. 6keeping to one's role
Part of speech
noun, adjective

Characters in 本分

本běn · (bound form) root; stem分fēn · to divide; to separate

Related words

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