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All HSK 3.0 Level 7–9 words

本能

běnnéng
HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9HSK 2.0 · Level 6

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

  1. instinct

Stroke order

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
běn
(measure word) for books
Words with 本
本本子课本笔记本本来本领本事根本
能
néng
can; to be able to
Words with 能
能可能能够只能才能功能能力能不能