本性

běn xìng hào dòu

本性好斗

be belligerent by nature

láng de běn xìng shì cán rěn de

狼的本性是残忍的。

Wolves are fierce by nature.

bào lù běn xìng

暴露本性

reveal one's true nature

rén de běn xìng

人的本性

human nature

běn xìng nán yí

本性难移。

It is hard to alter a man's character.

tā běn xìng li yǒu yīn xiǎn de yī miàn

他本性里有阴险的一面。

There was a darker side to his nature.

chǎn mèi bù fú hé wǒ de běn xìng

谄媚不符合我的本性。

Flattery is against the grain with me.

zhè zài tā de shàn liáng de běn xìng shang shì yī cì zhàn biàn yí

这在他的善良的本性上是一次占便宜。

It would be an imposition on his good nature.