Word Detail

本性

běn xìng

natural instincts, nature, inherent quality

HSK 7-9 (v3.0)

Examples

本性难移。

Běnxìng nányí.

Nature is hard to change.

江山易改，本性难移。

Jiāngshān yì gǎi, běnxìng nányí.

Leopards cannot change their spots.

善良的本性。

Shànliáng de běnxìng.

Kind nature.