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本事

běn shi

HSK 3 · word 1276 of 3,000

Meaning

Example sentence

她真的有本事让别人做她想做的事。

tā zhēn de yǒu běn shì ràng bié rén zuò tā xiǎng zuò de shì

She has a real knack for getting people to do what she wants.

Characters in 本事

本 root plus 事, a matter. What one has at root, hence ability — and 本领 is its near twin.

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