本质

Meaning(noun)

essence; nature; innate character; intrinsic quality

Examples

• 我们要看到问题的本质。

  wǒ men yào kàn dào wèn tí de běn zhì.

  We need to see the essence of the problem.

• 他本质上是个好人。

  tā běn zhì shàng shì gè hǎo rén.

  He's a good person at heart.

• 这两种方法没有本质的区别。

  zhè liǎng zhǒng fāng fǎ méi yǒu běn zhì de qū bié.

  There's no fundamental difference between these two methods.

Easily confused

• 性质 — 本质 is the inner essence, opposed to 现象 (appearance); 性质 is the nature or type of something (问题的性质很严重).

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