本身 (běn shēn) — (pronoun) itself, oneself (used after a noun to emphasize the thing or person itself)
Definition
本身 is a formal pronoun that emphasizes 'the thing/person itself', placed after a noun. More formal and less reflexive than 自己, and more abstract than 自身.
pronoun
itselfoneself (used after a noun to emphasize the thing or person itself)
Examples
- 本身。Zhè zhǒng yào běn shēn méi yǒu fù zuò yòng.This kind of medicine itself has no side effects.
- 本身，。Zhè ge wèn tí běn shēn bìng bú fù zá, dàn shè jí hěn duō xì jié.This problem itself is not complicated, but involves many details.
- 本身？Nǐ běn shēn shì zěn me xiǎng de?What do you yourself think?
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