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  • 1

    n.one's duty/part/obligation/job; responsibility

    • yī míng hǎo jǐng chá ruò shì hū lüè zhè yī zhòng yào fāng miàn jiù shì méi yǒu jìn dào jǐng chá de běn fèn

      警察若是忽略重要方面就是没有警察本分

      A good police officer is not fulfilling his role if he neglects this essential aspect.

    • wéi rén mín fú wù shì wǒ men de běn fèn

      人民服务我们本分

      To serve the people is our duty.

    • wǒ jiāng kè jìn běn fèn

      本分

      I shall endeavor to do my duty.

  • 2

    adj.be content with one's lot; be content with the present status and environment

    • tā zhè gè rén hěn běn fèn

      本分

      She never goes beyond what is proper.

    • tā de jiā rén dōu shì lǎo shi běn fèn de xiāng xia rén

      家人老实本分乡下

      Her family are unpretentious country folk.

Word usage

  • Note
    "本分" cannot be written as "本份".
  • "本分" can be reduplicated, for example: "本本分分".
    • 平凡一生

      He just wants to be an ordinary person and live his life dutifully.

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