# 本性 (běnxìng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 本性 (běnxìng) means “human nature; inherent quality”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: human nature; inherent quality
- Pinyin: běnxìng (ben3 xing4)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 善良是他的本性。
  Shànliáng shì tā de běnxìng.
  Kindness is part of his nature.

## Characters

- [本](https://hanziro.com/word/ben-books/) (běn): (measure word) for books
- [性](https://hanziro.com/word/xing-nature/) (xìng): nature; quality

https://hanziro.com/word/ben-xing-human-nature/

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