běn​néng HSK7

instinct

本能 běn​néng
instinct noun
instinct; natural faculty or native ability inherited by humans and animals

There is only one answer—instinct.

instinctive adverbadjective
instinctive or intuitive; doing something unconsciously or as a subconscious reaction

The hair stood up on the back of my neck, a purely instinctive reaction.

Frequency

Movie subtitles
10.4 per million appears in 5% of films
Written text
8.39 per million

Details

HSK 2.0
Level 6
HSK 3.0
Level 7

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