本事 (běn shi): Skill (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

HSK 1

běn本

root; [measure word for books]

shì事

matter, affair, thing

4.

How to Use 本事 in Sentences

Idiomwith看家

kān看

jiā家

běn本

shi事

neutral

special skill

Adjective + Nounwith真

zhēn真

běn本

shi事

neutral

real skill

Verb + Objectwith有

yǒu有

běn本

shi事

neutral

have ability

Subject + Predicatewith大

běn本

shi事

dà大

informalSpoken

5.

Example Sentences with 本事

tā他

yǒu有

běn本

shì事

。

He has ability.

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4.

How to Use 本事 in Sentences

Idiomwith看家

kān看

jiā家

běn本

shi事

neutral

special skill

Adjective + Nounwith真

zhēn真

běn本

shi事

neutral

real skill

Verb + Objectwith有

yǒu有

běn本

shi事

neutral

have ability

Subject + Predicatewith大

běn本

shi事

dà大

informalSpoken

5.

Example Sentences with 本事

tā他

yǒu有

běn本

shì事

。

He has ability.

great ability

tā他

xiū修

lǐ理

diàn电

nǎo脑

de的

běn本

shi事

hěn很

dà大

，

shén什

me么

wèn问

tí题

dōu都

néng能

jiě解

jué决

。

His skill in repairing computers is great; he can solve any problem.

tā他

píng凭

jiè借

zì自

jǐ己

de的

běn本

shì事

，

zài在

jī激

liè烈

de的

jìng竞

zhēng争

zhōng中

tuō脱

yǐng颖

ér而

chū出

。

He stood out in the fierce competition by relying on his own skills.

nǐ你

zhēn真

yǒu有

běn本

shì事

，

zhè这

me么

kuài快

jiù就

zhǎng掌

wò握

le了

zhè这

me么

fù复

zá杂

de的

ruǎn软

jiàn件

。

You really have talent, mastering such complex software so quickly.

tā她

de的

běn本

shì事

shì是

huà画

，

huà画

dé得

hěn很

hǎo好

kàn看

。

Her skill is drawing, and she draws very beautifully.

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originally

基本上jī běn shangbasically

基本jī běnbasic; fundamental

本地běn dìlocal

本科běn kēundergraduate course; regular college course

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