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本分 běn fèn — (to play) one's part

běn (third tone, dipping) fèn (fourth tone, falling)ben3 fen4

(to play) one's part

Levels 7–9· 2021 three-band, nine-level proficiency standardnounadjective
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Meanings

  1. (to play) one's part

    (to play) one's part; one's role; one's duty; (to stay within) one's bounds; dutiful; keeping to one's role

    noun

Character breakdown

  • 分
    fēn (first tone, high and level) fèn (fourth tone, falling)

    to divide, to separate; a minute; a fraction, a mark out of a hundred; a cent; (fèn) a share, a part, a component

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