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本质上

běn zhì shàng

3-character word Traditional 本質上

What 本质上 means

1. essentially
2. inherent

The characters in 本质上

• 本běn(bound form) root; stem; (bound form) origin; source; (bound form) one's own; this
• 质zhìcharacter; nature; quality
• 上shàng(bound form) up; upper; above; previous; first (of multiple parts); to climb…

Example sentences

• 它本质上是一个时间的问题。
  Tā běnzhìshàng shì yī gè shíjiān de wèntí.
  It is essentially a question of time.

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