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本事

běn shì

HSK 3.0 · 3HSK 2.0 · 6

běn shì · bun2 si6 (Jyutping)

  1. source material
  2. original story

běn shi · bun2 si6 (Jyutping)

  1. ability
  2. skill

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

本

Meaning
root, origin, source; basis
Radical
木
Strokes
5
Components
⿻木一
Cangjie
DM
Four-corner
4040.3 5023.0

事

Meaning
affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
Radical
亅
Strokes
8
Components
⿻⿳一口彐亅
Cangjie
JLLN
Four-corner
5000.7

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