本分

běnfen

noun HSK 7 #17,076

Meanings

1 one's duty
2 one's role
3 one's part
4 dutiful; well-behaved

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Examples

他是一个本分的人。

Tā shì yī gè běnfen de rén.

He is a dutiful person.

做好自己的本分就好。

Zuòhǎo zìjǐ de běnfen jiù hǎo.

Just do your part well.

Tips

usage

As an adjective, 本分 describes someone who does their duty honestly without overstepping. 安分守己 (ānfènshǒujǐ) is an idiom meaning 'to mind one's own business.'

Stroke Order

本 běn

分 fēn