本能
běn néng
Pinyin

Definition

本能
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běn néng
  1. instinct

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

可能
kě néng
  1. 1 might (happen)
  2. 2 possible
  3. 3 probable
  4. 4 possibility
  5. 5 probability
  6. 6 maybe
  7. 7 perhaps
  8. 8 CL:個|个[gè]
本
běn
  1. 1 root
  2. 2 stem
  3. 3 origin
  4. 4 source
  5. 5 this
  6. 6 the current
  7. 7 original
  8. 8 inherent
  9. 9 originally
  10. 10 classifier for books, periodicals, files etc
能
Néng
  1. 1 surname Neng
佳能
Jiā néng
  1. 1 Canon (Japanese company)
剧本
jù běn
  1. 1 script for play, opera, movie etc
  2. 2 screenplay
  3. 3 scenario
功能
gōng néng
  1. 1 function
  2. 2 capability
原本
yuán běn
  1. 1 originally
  2. 2 original
可能性
kě néng xìng
  1. 1 possibility
  2. 2 probability
基本
jī běn
  1. 1 basic
  2. 2 fundamental
  3. 3 main
  4. 4 elementary
基本上
jī běn shang
  1. 1 basically
  2. 2 on the whole
性能
xìng néng
  1. 1 function
  2. 2 performance
成本
chéng běn
  1. 1 (manufacturing, production etc) costs
技能
jì néng
  1. 1 technical ability
  2. 2 skill
日本
Rì běn
  1. 1 Japan
日本人
Rì běn rén
  1. 1 Japanese person or people
智能
zhì néng
  1. 1 intelligent
  2. 2 able
  3. 3 smart (phone, system, bomb etc)
本事
běn shì
  1. 1 source material
  2. 2 original story
本人
běn rén
  1. 1 the person himself
  2. 2 I (humble form used in speeches)
  3. 3 oneself
  4. 4 myself
  5. 5 in person
  6. 6 personal
本来
běn lái
  1. 1 original
  2. 2 originally
  3. 3 at first
  4. 4 it goes without saying
  5. 5 of course
本命年
běn mìng nián
  1. 1 year of one's birth sign, according to the cycle of 12 animals of the earthly branches 地支[dì zhī]

Idioms (20)

一本万利
yī běn wàn lì
  1. 1 small capital, huge profit (idiom); to put in a little and get a lot out
三句话不离本行
sān jù huà bù lí běn háng
  1. 1 to talk shop all the time (idiom)
不以规矩，不能成方圆
bù yǐ guī ju , bù néng chéng fāng yuán
  1. 1 without rules, nothing can be done (idiom, from Mencius); one must follow some rules
任贤使能
rèn xián shǐ néng
  1. 1 to appoint the virtuous and use the able (idiom); appointment on the basis of ability and integrity
倘能如此
tǎng néng rú cǐ
  1. 1 if it is possible (idiom)
力所能及
lì suǒ néng jí
  1. 1 as far as one's capabilities extend (idiom); to the best of one's ability
  2. 2 within one's powers
勤俭为服务之本
qín jiǎn wéi fú wù zhī běn
  1. 1 hardwork and thriftiness are the foundations of service (idiom)
各尽所能
gè jìn suǒ néng
  1. 1 each does his utmost (idiom)
  2. 2 from each according to his means
报本反始
bào běn fǎn shǐ
  1. 1 ensure that you pay debts of gratitude (idiom)
妒能害贤
dù néng hài xián
  1. 1 jealous of the able, envious of the clever (idiom)
妒贤忌能
dù xián jì néng
  1. 1 to envy the virtuous and talented (idiom)
家家有本难念的经
jiā jiā yǒu běn nán niàn de jīng
  1. 1 Every family goes through its problems. (idiom)
德薄能鲜
dé bó néng xiǎn
  1. 1 little virtue and meager abilities (idiom); I'm a humble person and not much use at anything (Song writer Ouyang Xiu 欧阳修)
爱莫能助
ài mò néng zhù
  1. 1 unable to help however much one would like to (idiom); Although we sympathize, there is no way to help you.
  2. 2 My hands are tied.
慈悲为本
cí bēi wéi běn
  1. 1 mercy as the guiding principle (idiom); the Buddhist teaching that nothing is valid except compassion
舍本逐末
shě běn zhú mò
  1. 1 to neglect the root and pursue the tip (idiom)
  2. 2 to neglect fundamentals and concentrate on details
推贤让能
tuī xián ràng néng
  1. 1 to cede to the virtuous and yield to the talented (idiom)
有钱能使鬼推磨
yǒu qián néng shǐ guǐ tuī mò
  1. 1 lit. money will make the Devil turn millstones (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. with money, you can do anything you like
未能免俗
wèi néng miǎn sú
  1. 1 unable to break the custom (idiom)
  2. 2 bound by conventions
本性难移
běn xìng nán yí
  1. 1 It is hard to change one's essential nature (idiom). You can't change who you are.
  2. 2 Can the leopard change his spots? (Jeremiah 13:23)

Sample Sentences

不是啊，水母钻进泳裤里咬我，很痛啊，人的本能反应就是夹屁股，所以你知道...水母被我夹在屁股中间...
búshì ā ，shuǐmǔ zuānjìn yǒngkù lǐ yǎo wǒ ，hěn tòng ā ，rén de běnnéngfǎnyìng jiùshì jiā pìgu ，suǒyǐ nǐ zhīdào ...shuǐmǔ bèi wǒ jiā zài pìgu zhōngjiān ...
No, the jellyfish swam into my swimming costume to sting me, it really hurt. So the natural reaction is to clench your buttocks, so you see... I pinched the jellyfish between my buttocks...
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哦，陈磊同学的问题很好。大家正值青春期，所以渐渐地会开始关注两性的问题。这个呢，是人类的本能。过会儿呢，我们要看一个青春期性教育的片子。男生跟着我去101室，女生跟着班长去102室。
ò ，Chén Lěi tóngxué de wèntí hěn hǎo 。dàjiā zhèngzhí qīngchūn qī ，suǒyǐ jiānjiān de huì kāishǐ guānzhù liǎngxìng de wèntí 。zhè ge ne ，shì rénlèi de běnnéng 。guò huǐr ne ，wǒmen yào kàn yī ge qīngchūn qī xìng jiàoyù de piānzi 。nánshēng gēn zhe wǒ qù yāo líng yāo shì ，nǚshēng gēn zhe bānzhǎng qù yāo líng èr shì 。
Chen Lei's question is a very good one. You're all just entering puberty, so you'll gradually start to notice things about the opposite sex. This is human instinct. In a little while, we'll watch an adolescent sex education film. The boys will go with me to room 101, and the girls will go with the class monitor to room 102.
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是呀。而且我只要看到一个词，就会本能地想到对应的翻译。不过，当我翻译出一篇文章，或是一次会议后，感觉就像解开了密码，所有的辛苦都值得。
shì yā 。érqiě wǒ zhǐyào kàndào yī ge cí ，jiù huì běnněng de xiǎngdào duìyìng de fānyì 。bùguò ，dàng wǒ fānyì chū yī piān wénzhāng ，huò shì yīcì huìyì hòu ，gǎnjué jiùxiàng jiěkāi le mìmǎ ，suǒyǒu de xīnkǔ dōu zhíde 。
Yeah. Furthermore, whenever I see a word, I instinctively think about its corresponding translation. But when I complete a work of translation or a conference interpretation, I feel as if I have broken a secret code and all the hard work feels worthwhile.
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