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本身

běn shēn · ben shen

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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2 examples

金(jīn)钱(qián)本(běn)身(shēn)并(bìng)不(bú)是(shì)幸(xìng)福(fú)的(de)来(lái)源(yuán)。

Money by itself isn't a source of happiness.

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

不(bù)决(jué)定(dìng)本(běn)身(shēn)就(jiù)是(shì)一(yí)个(gè)决(jué)定(dìng)。

Not choosing is choosing already.

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

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