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本分

běn fèn

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

本分 (běn fèn) means "(to play) one's part; one's role; one's duty". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 本分 means

1. (to play) one's part
2. one's role
3. one's duty
4. (to stay within) one's bounds
5. dutiful
6. keeping to one's role

The characters in 本分

• 本běn(bound form) root; stem; (bound form) origin; source; (bound form) one's own; this
• 分fēnto divide; to separate; to distribute; to allocate; to distinguish (good and bad)

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