本事
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 6
本事 (běnshi) · ability
本事 (běnshi) means “ability; skill”. It is written with 2 characters: 本 (measure word for books) + 事 (matter). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 本事 is built
The characters
本 běn · measure word for books
What 本 is made of
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: A tree 木 with its roots highlighted (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
事 shì · matter
What 事 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 彐jì — snout
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 亅 — hook
Example sentences
他是一个很有本事的人。Tā shì yī ge hěn yǒu běnshi de rén.He is a very capable person.
你有本事自己做吗？Nǐ yǒu běnshi zìjǐ zuò ma?Are you able to do it yourself?
Questions about 本事
What does 本事 mean?
本事 (běnshi) means “ability; skill”.
How do you pronounce 本事?
本事 is pronounced běnshi.
Which HSK level is 本事?
本事 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 本子běnzinotebook
- 课本kèběntextbook
- 笔记本bǐjìběnnotebook
- 本来běnláioriginally
- 本领běnlǐngskill
- 根本gēnběnat all (in negatives)
- 基本jīběnbasic
- 基本上jīběnshangbasically
- 本科běnkēundergraduate
- 本质běnzhìessence
Learn 本事 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 36: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.