# 本色 (běnsè)

In Mandarin Chinese, 本色 (běnsè) means “true character; natural state; original color”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: true character; natural state; original color
- Pinyin: běnsè (ben3 se4)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- Other readings: běnshǎi — natural color

## Examples

- 无论环境如何，他始终保持本色。
  Wúlùn huánjìng rúhé, tā shǐzhōng bǎochí běnsè.
  No matter the environment, he always stays true to his character.

## Characters

- [本](https://hanziro.com/word/ben-books/) (běn): (measure word) for books
- [色](https://hanziro.com/word/se-color/) (sè): color; look

https://hanziro.com/word/ben-se-true-character/

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