本领 (本領)
běn lǐng
Pinyin

Definition

本领 (本領)
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běn lǐng
  1. skill
  2. ability
  3. capability
  4. CL:項|项[xiàng],個|个[gè]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

基本
jī běn
  1. 1 basic
  2. 2 fundamental
  3. 3 main
  4. 4 elementary
日本
Rì běn
  1. 1 Japan
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
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

Idioms (12)

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)
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)
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)

Sample Sentences

哎呀，瞧你这张嘴说的。在这间号子里，老赵，没人察言观色的本领高过你。该不会赚赔输赢的数字多少，你也了如指掌吧！？
āiyā ，qiáo nǐ zhè zhāng zuǐ shuō de 。zài zhè jiān hàozi lǐ ，Lǎo Zhào ，méi rén cháyánguānsè de běnlǐng gāoguò nǐ 。gāi bùhuì zhuàn péi shūyíng de shùzì duōshao ，nǐ yě liǎorúzhǐzhǎng ba ！？
Agh! Look who is talking. In our brokerage, Mr Zhao, no one's better at reading the market than you. I bet you're as familiar with all the earning and loss figures as with the back of your hand!?
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你怎么以貌取人呢？看，我来给你展示一下我的本领！
nǐ zěnme yǐmàoqǔrén ne ？kàn ，wǒ lái gěi nǐ zhǎnshì yīxià wǒ de běnlǐng ！
How can you judge people by appearances? Here, let me give you a display of my powers.
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