本性
běn xìng
Pinyin

Definition

本性
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běn xìng
  1. natural instincts
  2. nature
  3. inherent quality

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

任性
rèn xìng
  1. 1 willful
  2. 2 headstrong
  3. 3 unruly
个性
gè xìng
  1. 1 individuality
  2. 2 personality
原本
yuán běn
  1. 1 originally
  2. 2 original
基本
jī běn
  1. 1 basic
  2. 2 fundamental
  3. 3 main
  4. 4 elementary
女性
nǚ xìng
  1. 1 woman
  2. 2 the female sex

Idioms (16)

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)
修心养性
xiū xīn yǎng xìng
  1. 1 to cultivate the heart and nurture the character (idiom); to improve oneself by meditation
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)
报本反始
bào běn fǎn shǐ
  1. 1 ensure that you pay debts of gratitude (idiom)

Sample Sentences

一个管理严格的国家，它的人民一定狡猾。“小国寡民”才是理想的国家：国土小，人口少，不用交通工具，人民不用迁徙，不用学习文化知识，靠着纯真善良的本性，过简朴的生活。人民没有什么需求，国家就不用设立严厉的刑法，也就没有战争和冲突，用不着武器和军队。在自己国家就可以看到邻国，听到鸡鸣狗吠，但从生到死都不来往。
yī ge guǎnlǐ yángé de guójiā ，tā de rénmín yīdìng jiǎohuá 。“xiǎoguóguǎmín ”cái shì lǐxiǎng de guójiā ：guótǔ xiǎo ，rénkǒu shǎo ，bùyòng jiāotōng gōngjù ，rénmín bùyòng qiānxǐ ，bùyòng xuéxí wénhuà zhīshi ，kàozhe chúnzhēn shànliáng de běnxìng ，guò jiǎnpǔ de shēnghuó 。rénmín méiyǒu shénme xūqiú ，guójiā jiù bùyòng shèlì yánlì de xíngfǎ ，yě jiù méiyǒu zhànzhēng hé chōngtū ，yòngbuzháo wǔqì hé jūnduì 。zài zìjǐ guójiā jiù kěyǐ kàndào línguó ，tīngdào jī míng gǒu fèi ，dàn cóng shēng dào sǐ dōu bù láiwǎng 。
A country ruled with an iron fist will have devious citizens. "A small country with few citizens" is ideal with a small land area and small population. There is no need for conveyances and the people needn't migrate or move. There's no need for formal education. It relies on pure and honest human nature; life is plain and simple. The people need nothing, so the country has no need to establish a strict penal system. There will be no war or conflict, so there will be no need for weapons or soldiers. Neighboring countries can be seen and the sounds of their villages heard, but during their lives the people will have no interaction with them.
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我怎么还是感觉挺玄的啊。我大概是永远无法理解哲学这种深奥的理论吧。无论人性本善也好本恶也好，我觉得更重要的还是后来的教育和培养。光靠本性这种东西，估计作用是不大的吧。
wǒ zěnme háishì gǎnjué tǐng xuán de a 。wǒ dàgài shì yǒngyuǎn wúfǎ lǐjiě zhéxué zhèzhǒng shēn ào de lǐlùn ba 。wúlùn rénxìng běn shàn yěhǎo běn è yěhǎo ，wǒ juéde gèng zhòngyào de háishì hòulái de jiàoyù hé péiyǎng 。guāng kào běnxìng zhèzhǒng dōngxi ，gūjì zuòyòng shì bù dà de ba 。
Maybe. However, philosophy can make people think. There are a lot of issues that deserve serious consideration and deep thought.
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今年学校搞的中外学生对比测评真不错。虽然有片面性，但还是总结出很多根本性差异。
jīnnián xuéxiào gǎo de zhōngwài xuésheng duìbǐ cèpíng zhēn bùcuò 。suīrán yǒu piànmiànxìng ，dàn hái shì zǒngjié chū hěn duō gēnběnxìng chāyì 。
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