běn​fèn HSK7

one's duty

  • created sense approved 本分 · běn​fèn · one's duty — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    本分

    běn​fèn

    one's duty

    One's duty or role; the responsibilities and obligations within one's own position or lot in life.

    本 (literal) → 本 · běn · this; one's own 分 (literal) → 分 · fèn · duty

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 本分 · běn​fèn · dutiful — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    本分

    běn​fèn

    dutiful

    Honest, decent, and content with one's lot; keeping to one's own role and environment without making unreasonable demands.

    本 (literal) → 本 · běn · this; one's own 分 (literal) → 分 · fèn · duty

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense