本性
běnxìng
nounHSK 7-9
“Natural instincts” in Chinese is 本性 (běnxìng).
Meaning
- natural instincts
- nature
- inherent quality
Example
好奇是哲学家的本性。
Wonder is the true character of the philosopher.
Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).
Characters
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