rén​zhī​chū​xìng​běn​shàn

man at birth is fundamentally good

  1. person
    person; people; human being; a human
  2. zhī particle
    [possessive]
    Connects a describing word or phrase to the noun it describes, similar to de but used in formal or literary writing.
  3. chū locativenoun
    beginning
    (bound form) the early part of a time period; at the start of a year, month, or season
  4. xìng
    non-Chinese
  5. xìng nounadjective
    nature
    nature; property; quality; the innate characteristics of a person or thing
  6. běn adverb
    originally
    originally; at first; initially
  7. good
    good; virtuous; benevolent; of good character; the opposite of è