本分
本分 HSK 7-9
- (to play) one's part
- one's role
- one's duty
- (to stay within) one's bounds
- dutiful
- keeping to one's role
Stroke order
Practice writing
Draw 本 (1 of 2) — stroke by stroke.
Draw each stroke of the character in order using your mouse or finger. A hint appears after three misses.
Character breakdown
Example sentences
- 富贵不能迷乱他的思想,贫贱不能改变他的操守,威武不能压服他的意志,这就是大丈夫的本分。 Wealth could not muddle his thoughts, poverty could not change his integrity, force could not oppress his will, this is what it means to be a man.
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