běn​sèběn​shǎi HSK7

true qualities

  • created reference approved 本色 → 折色 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    本色 běn​sè

    折色 zhé​sè

    see

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  • created sense approved 本色 · běn​sè · true qualities — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    本色

    běn​sè

    true qualities

    one's original character or inherent qualities; distinctive true nature

    本 (literal) → 本 · běn · origin 色 (literal) → 色 · sè · color

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  • created sense approved 本色 · běn​shǎi · natural color — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    本色

    běn​shǎi

    natural color

    original color of a material or object without dyeing or artificial alteration

    běn​sè

    本 (literal) → 本 · běn · origin 色 (literal) → 色 · sè · color

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  • created sense approved 本色 · běn​sè · (bound form) original tax — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    本色

    běn​sè

    (bound form) original tax

    (bound form) tax or tribute paid in kind, such as grain or cloth, rather than in cash; historically contrasted with [[折色|折色|zhe2 se4]]

    本 (literal) → 本 · běn · origin 色 (literal) → 色 · sè · color

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  • created sense approved 本色 · běn​sè · (literary) original profession — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    本色

    běn​sè

    (literary) original profession

    (literary) one's original occupation or profession; a person's specialty

    本 (literal) → 本 · běn · origin 色 (literal) → 色 · sè · kind

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  • created sense approved 本色 · běn​sè · primary colors — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    本色

    běn​sè

    primary colors

    the five primary colors of antiquity: blue, yellow, red, white, and black

    本 (literal) → 本 · běn · origin 色 (literal) → 色 · sè · color

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