本能 meaning in English

běnnéng

instinct

HSK 7-9noun15 strokes

Meaning of 本能

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běnnéng

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大dà多duō数shù动dòng物wù都dōu有yǒu保bǎo护hù幼yòu仔zǎi的de本běn能néng。

Most animals have an instinct to protect their young.

有yǒu些xiē老lǎo师shī本běn能néng地dì知zhī道dào怎zěn么me去qù利lì用yòng“偏piān心xīn”去qù控kòng制zhì其qí他tā学xué生shēng。

Some teachers instinctively know how to play “favorites” to manipulate the other students.

动dòng物wù依yī靠kào牠tā们men的de本běn能néng行xíng动dòng。

Animals act on instinct.

我wǒ们men爱ài自zì己jǐ的de母mǔ亲qīn，几jī乎hū不bù无wú从cóng知zhī晓xiǎo，无wú从cóng感gǎn受shòu，就jiù像xiàng是shì活huó着zhe的de本běn能néng。

We love our mother almost without knowing it, without feeling it, as it is as natural as to live.

要yào不bú是shì被bèi绊bàn了le一yī下xià，我wǒ原yuán本běn能néng赢yíng的de。

I would've won if I hadn't tripped.

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Words that share a character with 本能.

本子	běnzi	book; notebook
课本	kèběn	textbook
可能	kěnéng	might (happen); possible
只能	zhǐ néng	can only; obliged to do sth
能够	nénggòu	to be capable of; to be able to
笔记本	bǐjìběn	notebook (stationery) (CL:本[ben3]); (computing) laptop; notebook (abbr. for 筆記本電腦\|笔记本电脑[bi
根本	gēnběn	fundamental; basic
才能	cáinéng	talent; ability
本来	běnlái	original; originally
能力	nénglì	capability; ability
基本	jīběn	basic; fundamental
基本上	jīběnshàng	basically; on the whole

What does 本能 mean?

本能 (běnnéng) means "instinct" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 本能?

本能 is made of 2 characters: 本 (5 strokes), 能 (10 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.

Is 本能 an HSK word?

Yes. 本能 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.