本事 běnshi skill, ability

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中本事。

It means skill, or ability. You watch a friend fix a broken bicycle in no time, and you tell them they really have skill. Say it with me.

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本事 is written in 13 strokes across 2 characters.

本事 — the Chinese character for skill, ability (běnshi), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 本事 — skill, ability

本 — 5 strokes
事 — 8 strokes

Senses

ability
skill

Characters in 本事

本 běn — (bound form) root; stem; (bound form) origin; source; (bound form) one's own; this
事 shì — matter; thing; item

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HSK 6 list Practise HSK 3.0 · band 3 Practise Topic: Work and jobs Practise Topic: Describing things Practise

本事 is pronounced běnshi and means “skill, ability”.