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本事

běn shì · ben shi/běn shi · ben shi

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HSK 3Old HSK 6

Meaning

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běn shì 本事

  1. source material
  2. original story

běn shi 本事

  1. ability
  2. skill
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Hands-free cycling

  1. Dengdeng

    琦琦(qíqí)真(zhēn)有本事(yǒuběnshi)，会(huì)不(bù)扶(fú)车把(chēbǎ)骑(qí)自行车(zìxíngchē)。

    Qiqi is so skilled. She can ride a bike without holding the handlebars.

  2. Qiqi

    这点(zhèdiǎn)本事(běnshi)不算(bùsuàn)什么(shénme)。

    This little skill is nothing.

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)也(yě)想(xiǎng)学(xué)。

    I want to learn it too.

  4. Qiqi

    你(nǐ)先(xiān)学会(xuéhuì)不(bù)摔倒(shuāidǎo)再(zài)说(shuō)。

    First learn not to fall, then we'll talk.

  5. Liangliang

    等(děng)我(wǒ)有(yǒu)本事(běnshi)了(le)，也(yě)不(bù)扶(fú)！

    When I have the skill, I won't hold on either!

  6. Dengdeng

    先(xiān)把(bǎ)本事(běnshi)用(yòng)在(zài)不(bù)摔倒(shuāidǎo)上(shàng)吧(ba)。

    Use your skill on not falling first.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

她(tā)真(zhēn)的(de)有(yǒu)本(běn)事(shi)让(ràng)别(bié)人(rén)做(zuò)她(tā)想(xiǎng)做(zuò)的(de)事(shì)。

She has a real knack for getting people to do what she wants.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by darinmex · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)部(bù)电(diàn)影(yǐng)的(de)本(běn)事(shì)取(qǔ)材(cái)于(yú)一(yí)个(gè)民(mín)间(jiān)传(chuán)说(shuō)。

The source material of this movie is drawn from a folk legend.

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本
běn

(bound form) root; stem; (bound form) origin; source

事
shì

matter; thing

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