本分

běn fèn

CL 份 fèn

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Noun Uncommon

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Definitions

1. (to play) one's part
2. one's role
3. one's duty
4. (to stay within) one's bounds
5. dutiful
6. keeping to one's role

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 分外 fèn wài 分外 fèn wài exceptionally beyond one's duty: exceptionally

Related words

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• 尽职 jìn zhí 尽职 jìn zhí to discharge one's duties fulfilling one's duty: to discharge one's duties

Synonyms

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• 责任 zé rèn 责任 zé rèn responsibility one's duty or responsibility: responsibility
• 义务 yì wù 义务 yì wù duty one's obligation: duty

Usage notes

Collocations

Common collocation: 守本分 (shǒu běn fèn) - to keep to one's own duties.

Common mistakes

Do not confuse with 本份 (běn fèn), which is a common misspelling; the correct form uses 分.

Example Sentences

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每个人都要做好自己的 本分 。

Everyone must do their own duty well.

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Words Containing 本分

• 本本分分 本本分分 běn běn fèn fèn: decorous

Child Words of 本分

• 分 分 fēn: to divide; to separate
• 分 分 fèn: part
• 本 本 běn: root