本质

běn zhì · ben zhi

Traditional 本質

Meaning

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  1. essence
  2. nature
  3. innate character
  4. intrinsic quality

In a sentence

2 examples
01

它(tā)本(běn)质(zhì)上(shang)是(shì)一(yí)个(gè)时(shí)间(jiān)的(de)问(wèn)题(tí)。

It is essentially a question of time.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)们(men)要(yào)透(tòu)过(guò)现(xiàn)象(xiàng)看(kàn)本(běn)质(zhì)。

We need to see the essence through the appearance.

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