# 本分 (běnfèn)

In Mandarin Chinese, 本分 (běnfèn) means “one's duty; dutiful; proper role”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: one's duty; dutiful; proper role
- Pinyin: běnfèn (ben3 fen4)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 努力学习是学生的本分。
  Nǔlì xuéxí shì xuésheng de běnfèn.
  Studying hard is a student's duty.

## Characters

- [本](https://hanziro.com/word/ben-books/) (běn): (measure word) for books
- [分](https://hanziro.com/word/fen-minute/) (fēn): minute; point

https://hanziro.com/word/ben-fen-ones-duty/

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