本身
běnshēn
itself
Characters in this word
身 shēn
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 身 — body, torso
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 这项政策本身并没有问题，关键在于执行过程是否透明。 Zhè xiàng zhèngcè běnshēn bìng méiyǒu wèntí, guānjiàn zàiyú zhíxíng guòchéng shìfǒu tòumíng. The policy itself has no problem; the key is whether the implementation process is transparent.
- 这本书本身很有意思，可惜翻译不太好。 Zhè běn shū běnshēn hěn yǒu yìsi, kěxī fānyì bú tài hǎo. The book itself is very interesting, but unfortunately the translation isn't great.
- 礼物本身并不贵，重要的是你的心意。 Lǐwù běnshēn bìng bú guì, zhòngyào de shì nǐ de xīnyì. The gift itself isn't expensive; what matters is your thoughtfulness.
Related words
- 本 běn measure word for books; root
- 本子 běnzi notebook, exercise book
- 课本 kèběn textbook
- 笔记本 bǐjìběn notebook
- 本来 běnlái originally; at first
- 本领 běnlǐng skill; ability
- 本事 běnshi ability; skill
- 根本 gēnběn simply; basic
- 基本 jīběn basic
- 基本上 jīběnshang basically; mostly
- 本科 běnkē undergraduate studies
- 本人 běnrén oneself