本色
běn​sèběn​shǎi HSK7

true qualities

本色 běn​sè
true qualities
one's original character or inherent qualities; distinctive true nature
(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 zhé​sè
(literary) original profession
(literary) one's original occupation or profession; a person's specialty
primary colors
the five primary colors of antiquity: blue, yellow, red, white, and black
本色 běn​shǎi
natural color
original color of a material or object without dyeing or artificial alteration

Frequency
Movie subtitles
3.76 per million appears in 2% of films
Written text
7.33 per million

Details
HSK 3.0
Level 7

Cross-References

See

Sources
Frequency data
SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)