本色
Word · 2 readings
a person's true qualities; what they are really like inside
Meaning
- a person's true qualities; what they are really like inside
- the good character that a kind of person should have
Examples
他很努力，这是他的本色。
tā hěn nǔ lì zhè shì tā de běn sè
He works hard — that is what he is really like.
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困难的时候，他不改变本色。
kùn nan de shí hou tā bù gǎi biàn běn sè
When life is hard, he does not change who he really is.
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běn shǎi
ben3shai3Reading 2Rare readingThis reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is běn sè.
Meaning
- The natural color of cloth, before any color is added to it.
Examples
这块布是本色的，很白。
zhè kuài bù shì běn shǎi de, hěn bái
This cloth is in its natural color. It is very white.
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我想买本色布做衣服。
wǒ xiǎng mǎi běn shǎi bù zuò yī fu
I want to buy natural-color cloth to make clothes.
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