本身

Pinyin: běnshēn

itself; in itself; per se

Example sentence

这个想法本身还可以。

Zhège xiǎngfǎ běnshēn hái kěyǐ.

The idea is not in itself a bad one.

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What 本身 means

本身 (běnshēn) is an Chinese word meaning “itself; in itself; per se”. It appears in the HSK 6 collection.

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HSK 6

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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