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本色

běn sè · ben se/běn shǎi · ben shai

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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他(tā)在(zài)困(kùn)难(nan)面(miàn)前(qián)依(yī)然(rán)保(bǎo)持(chí)英(yīng)雄(xióng)本(běn)色(sè)。

He still keeps his heroic true qualities in the face of difficulties.

这(zhè)块(kuài)布(bù)料(liào)的(de)本(běn)色(sè)是(shì)浅(qiǎn)灰(huī)色(sè)。

The natural color of this fabric is light gray.

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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.