本身 meaning and pronunciation

本身
Simplified/traditional word

本身 English definition

běn shēn

  • in itself
  • per se
  • itself

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  • (běn): roots or stems of plants; origin; source; this; the current; root; foundation; basis; classifier for books, periodicals, files etc; originally;
  • (shēn): body; life; oneself; personally; one's morality and conduct; the main part of a structure or body; pregnant; classifier for sets of clothes: suit, twinset; Kangxi radical 158;