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本领

běnlǐng

skill; ability

A person balancing a bowl
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Characters in this word

本 běn

Strokes
5
Radical
木 — tree
Made of
木 tree 一 one
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

领 lǐng

Strokes
11
Radical
页 — page, sheet, leaf
Made of
令 command, decree, order 页 page, sheet, leaf
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 他本领很大。 Tā běn lǐng hěn dà. He has great skill.
  • 学点本领吧。 Xué diǎn běn lǐng ba. Learn some skills.
  • 这本领有用。 Zhè běn lǐng yǒu yòng. This skill is useful.

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