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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

本质 [běnzhì]
  1. 1. noun essence

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

本质 [běnzhì]
  1. 1. essence; nature; innate character; intrinsic quality
    本质方面
    an essential aspect
    本质方面
    a nonessential aspect
    本质差别
    an essential distinction
    透过现象看本质
    see through the appearance to the essence

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

本质 [běnzhì]
  1. 1. 指事物本身所固有的根本属性,它对事物的性质、状况和发展起决定作用(跟"现象"相区别)
    透过现象看本质
  2. 2. 指人的本性或主要品质
    尽管他有些缺点,但本质是好的。

Examples

透过现象,把握本质
see through the phenomena to grasp the essence
本质差别
an essential distinction
触及事物的本质
get to the essence of a matter
你不能把现象和本质等同起来。
You must not equate the appearance with the essence.
虚弱的本质
inherent (or intrinsic) weakness
马克思主义认为,阶级性是国家的本质属性。
According to Marxism, class division is the nature of a country.
本质上说,我们的建议没有什么两样,只是措辞不同。
Substantially speaking, our suggestions are not different. We have just adopted different diction.
我们不要流于表面现象,而不看内在本质
We should discern the essence rather than looking at the superficial phenomenon.

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