běn sè

HSK 7–9

本色 (běn sè) is a Chinese word meaning “inherent qualities; natural qualities; distinctive character”.

Meanings

  1. 1inherent qualities
  2. 2natural qualities
  3. 3distinctive character
  4. 4true qualities
Part of speech
noun

Characters in 本色

本běn · (bound form) root; stem色sè · color

Related words

本(bound form) root; stem根本fundamental本来original出色remarkable; outstanding角色role; part (in a play or movie etc)日本Japan颜色color基本basic红色red (color)蓝色blue (color)黑色black剧本script; screenplay; scenario; libretto

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