běn​zhì HSK6

essence

本质 (本質) běn​zhì
essence noun
the fundamental, inherent nature or intrinsic quality of a person or thing

We should look through the appearance to see the essence of things.

Frequency

Movie subtitles
9.24 per million appears in 4% of films
Written text
25.0 per million

Details

HSK 2.0
Level 5
HSK 3.0
Level 6

Sources

Definitions
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