本質

See also: 本质

Chinese

		roots or stems of plants; origin; source roots or stems of plants; origin; source; this; the current; root; foundation; basis; (a measure word)	hostage; substance; nature hostage; substance; nature; quality
trad. (本質)		本	質
simp. (本质)		本	质

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 本質

1. character; nature; intrinsic quality; essence

   有本質的區別／有本质的区别  ―  yǒu běnzhì de qūbié  ―  there are essential differences

2. one's inherent nature

Synonyms

• (character):

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• 實質／实质 (shízhì)
• 性質／性质 (xìngzhì)
• 本色
• 真態／真态 (zhēntài) (literary)
• 素質／素质 (sùzhì)
• 質／质

 

• (one's inherent nature):

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• 天性 (tiānxìng)
• 常性 (chángxìng)
• 性地 (xìngdì) (literary or Min Nan)
• 性子 (xìngzi)
• 性情 (xìngqíng)
• 情性 (qíngxìng) (literary)
• 本性 (běnxìng)
• 氣性／气性
• 率性 (shuàixìng) (literary)
• 理 (lǐ) (literary, or in compounds)
• 癖 (Hokkien, Teochew)
• 癖鼻 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 秉性 (bǐngxìng)
• 稟性／禀性 (bǐngxìng)
• 稟氣／禀气 (bǐngqì) (literary)
• 素性 (sùxìng)
• 脾氣／脾气
• 腸子／肠子 (chángzi) (figurative)
• 量草 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)

 

Antonyms

• (character): 現象／现象 (xiànxiàng)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (本質):

• → Japanese: 本質(ほんしつ) (honshitsu)
• → Korean: 본질(本質) (bonjil)
• → Vietnamese: bản chất (本質)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
本	質
ほん Grade: 1	しつ Grade: 5
on'yomi

Etymology

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Noun

本(ほん)質(しつ) • (honshitsu) 

1. essence, nature (intrinsic quality)

Derived terms

• 本質的(ほんしつてき) (honshitsuteki)

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Korean

Hanja in this term
本	質

Noun

本質 • (bonjil) (hangeul 본질)

1. hanja form^? of 본질 (“essence, nature (intrinsic quality)”)

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Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
本	質

Noun

本質

1. chữ Hán form of bản chất (“essence, nature (intrinsic quality)”).