本色

běnsè

noun HSK 7-9 #10,023

Meanings

1 true colors
2 natural qualities
3 distinctive character

Characters

Examples

HSK 4

不要丢掉自己的本色。

Búyào diūdiào zìjǐ de běnsè.

Don't lose your true self.

HSK 6

他的表演展现了英雄本色。

Tā de biǎoyǎn zhǎnxiàn le yīngxióngběnsè.

His performance showed the true colors of a hero.

Tips

culture

英雄本色 (yīngxióng běnsè, 'A Better Tomorrow') is a famous 1986 Hong Kong film directed by John Woo that popularized this phrase.

Stroke Order

本 běn

色 sè