本质

Pinyin: běnzhì

essence; nature; innate character; intrinsic quality

Example sentence

这就是事情的本质。

Zhè jiù shì shìqing de běnzhì.

That is the essence of the matter.

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What 本质 means

本质 (běnzhì) is an Chinese word meaning “essence; nature; innate character; intrinsic quality”. It appears in the HSK 5 collection.

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HSK 5

Words and levels: HSK Examination Syllabus (2025), Center for Language Education and Cooperation · meanings: CC-CEDICT · example sentences: Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR) · Dictionary-derived data: CC BY-SA 4.0.

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