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本事

běn shì · ben shi/běn shi · ben shi

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

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她(tā)真(zhēn)的(de)有(yǒu)本(běn)事(shi)让(ràng)别(bié)人(rén)做(zuò)她(tā)想(xiǎng)做(zuò)的(de)事(shì)。

She has a real knack for getting people to do what she wants.

这(zhè)部(bù)电(diàn)影(yǐng)的(de)本(běn)事(shì)取(qǔ)材(cái)于(yú)一(yí)个(gè)民(mín)间(jiān)传(chuán)说(shuō)。

The source material of this movie is drawn from a folk legend.

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(bound form) root; stem; (bound form) origin; source

matter; thing

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.