HSK 5 HSK V6
Correct

本质

/ běnzhì /
Strokes

Definition

essence/nature/innate character/intrinsic quality

Example

As a Noun

nature

1
Xìng
幸福
de
běnzhì
本质
jiùshì
就是
wàng
忘我
  

The very essence of happiness is self-forgetfulness.

2
běnzhì
本质
bìng
huài
  

He is not intrinsically bad.

3
Cóng
běnzhì
本质
shàng
jiǎng

in essence/nature

4
Shèhuì
社会
zhǔ
主义
de
běnzhì
本质

essence of socialism

5
Běnzhì
本质
zhēng
特征

intrinsic characteristics

6
Běnzhì
本质
fāngmiàn
方面

essential aspect

7
Běnzhì
本质
chābié
差别

essential distinction

8
Zhuāzhù
抓住
wèn
问题
de
běnzhì
本质

grasp the essentials of a problem

9
Tòuguò
透过
xiànxiàng
现象
kàn
běnzhì
本质

see through the appearance to the essence; see the essence through the phenomenon

10
Rènshi
认识
shìjiè
世界
de
běnzhì
本质

discover the true nature of the world