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本事

běn shì

HSK 6 2-character word

What 本事 means

1. source material
2. original story

Other readings

本事 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• běn shiability; skill

The characters in 本事

• 本běn(bound form) root; stem; (bound form) origin; source; (bound form) one's own; this
• 事shìmatter; thing; item

Words containing 本事

• 有本事yǒu běn shito have what it takes; (colloquial) (often followed by 就; Example: 有本事就打我
• 卖本事mài běn shìto flaunt a skill; to give display to one's ability; to show off a feat
• 看家本事kān jiā běn shisee 看家本领

Sounds the same

Read běn shì, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 本市this city; our city
• 本士(loanword) pence; penny