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本身

běn shēn · ben shen

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Meaning

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  1. itself
  2. in itself
  3. per se
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The box costs more

  1. Dengdeng

    这个(zhège)礼物盒(lǐwùhé)真(zhēn)漂亮(piàoliang)！

    What a pretty gift box!

  2. Liangliang

    盒子(hézi)本身(běnshēn)就(jiù)很(hěn)好看(hǎokàn)，里面(lǐmiàn)是(shì)什么(shénme)？

    The box itself is lovely. What's inside?

  3. Dengdeng

    里面(lǐmiàn)是(shì)一支(yīzhī)笔(bǐ)。

    Inside is a pen.

  4. Liangliang

    笔(bǐ)本身(běnshēn)不(bù)贵(guì)吧(ba)？是(shì)盒子(hézi)贵(guì)吧(ba)？

    The pen itself isn't expensive, is it? The box is, right?

  5. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，盒子(hézi)本身(běnshēn)花了(huāle)五十块(wǔshíkuài)。

    Yes. The box itself cost fifty yuan.

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2 examples
01

金(jīn)钱(qián)本(běn)身(shēn)并(bìng)不(bú)是(shì)幸(xìng)福(fú)的(de)来(lái)源(yuán)。

Money by itself isn't a source of happiness.

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by DJ_Saidez · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

不(bù)决(jué)定(dìng)本(běn)身(shēn)就(jiù)是(shì)一(yí)个(gè)决(jué)定(dìng)。

Not choosing is choosing already.

Tatoeba: Chinese by DaoSeng · English by paula_guisard · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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