本质
Old HSK 5
本质 (běnzhì) · essence
本质 (běnzhì) means “essence; nature; true character”. It is written with 2 characters: 本 (measure word for books) + 质 (essence). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).
How 本质 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)
质 zhì · essence
What 质 is made of
- 厂chǎng — cliff
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 贝bèi — sea shell
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 人rén — person
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: 贝 gives the meaning, 十 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这两个问题本质上是一样的。Zhè liǎng gè wèntí běnzhì shàng shì yíyàng de.These two problems are essentially the same.
我们要看到事情的本质。Wǒmen yào kàndào shìqing de běnzhì.We need to see the true nature of things.
Questions about 本质
What does 本质 mean?
本质 (běnzhì) means “essence; nature; true character”.
How do you pronounce 本质?
本质 is pronounced běnzhì.
Which HSK level is 本质?
本质 is in Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 本子běnzinotebook
- 课本kèběntextbook
- 笔记本bǐjìběnnotebook
- 本来běnláioriginally
- 本领běnlǐngskill
- 本事běnshiability
- 根本gēnběnat all (in negatives)
- 基本jīběnbasic
- 基本上jīběnshangbasically
- 本科běnkēundergraduate
Learn 本质 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 4: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.