# 本能 (běnnéng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 本能 (běnnéng) means “instinct”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: instinct
- Pinyin: běnnéng (ben3 neng2)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 保护自己的孩子是每位母亲的本能。
  Bǎohù zìjǐ de háizi shì měi wèi mǔqīn de běnnéng.
  Protecting one's own children is the instinct of every mother.

## Characters

- [本](https://hanziro.com/word/ben-books/) (běn): (measure word) for books
- [能](https://hanziro.com/word/neng-can/) (néng): can; to be able to

https://hanziro.com/word/ben-neng-instinct/

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