Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
本身
běnshēn
Description
本身表示某个人或某件事物自己，不包括其他东西。它常放在名词后面，用来强调这个人或这件事物。
本身 means a person or thing itself, excluding others. It often follows a noun to emphasize that person or thing.
Meanings
本身běnshēn
itself; the person or thing in question
这件事本身不难。
This matter itself is not difficult.
本身běnshēn
in itself; without considering outside factors
这个计划本身很好。
This plan itself is good.
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Notes
- Etymology
本 means “root” or “basis,” while 身 means “body” or “self.”
- Nuance
本身 emphasizes the subject itself, often contrasting it with outside causes or conditions.
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