běn​zhì HSK6

essence

  • created reference approved 本质/本質 → 现象/現象 (antonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    本质 / 本質 běn​zhì

    现象 / 現象 xiàn​xiàng

    antonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 本质/本質 · běn​zhì · essence — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    本质 / 本質

    běn​zhì

    essence

    the fundamental attributes or intrinsic quality of a thing (as opposed to appearance or phenomena)

    běn​zhí

    本 (literal) → 本 · běn · origin 质 (literal) → 质/質 · zhì · quality

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 本质/本質 · běn​zhì · innate character — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    本质 / 本質

    běn​zhì

    innate character

    the true nature or inner quality of a person

    běn​zhí

    本 (literal) → 本 · běn · origin 质 (literal) → 质/質 · zhì · quality

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

    created sense