本分
běnfèn
one's duty; proper and honest behaviour
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Example phrases
- 他一向本分低调，却在关键时刻承担了最大的责任。 Tā yíxiàng běnfèn dīdiào, què zài guānjiàn shíkè chéngdān le zuì dà de zérèn. He has always been honest and low-key, yet at the critical moment he took on the greatest responsibility.
- 做好自己的工作是一个医生的本分。 Zuò hǎo zìjǐ de gōngzuò shì yí ge yīshēng de běnfèn. Doing one's own job well is a doctor's duty.
- 他是个老实本分的人，从来不占别人便宜。 Tā shì ge lǎoshi běnfèn de rén, cónglái bú zhàn biérén piányi. He is an honest and decent person who never takes advantage of others.
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