本事 běnshi

  1. běnshi noun ability; skill
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: In the sense of 本领 (ABC 'běnshi' 本事 n, p. 38; CC-CEDICT '本事'; Guoyu '本事' běnshi)
  2. běnshì noun source material
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: (ABC 'běnshì' 本事 n 2, p. 39; CC-CEDICT '本事')
  3. běnshì noun this matter
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: (ABC 'běnshì' 本事 n 1, p. 39; CC-CEDICT '本事'; Guoyu '本事' běnshì 2)
  4. běnshì noun a tale; a story; a plot in a play or song
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: (CC-CEDICT '本事'; Guoyu '本事' běnshì 1)

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  • 卖本事(賣本事) to flaunt a skill; to give display to one's ability; to show off a feat; to vaunt one's tricks

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