MC
MandarinClips Cinema Corpus
HSK Levels / Level 3 / 本事

本事

běn shì / běn shi
HSK 3

English Meaning

(běn shì) source material; original story | (běn shi) ability; skill

Authentic Cinema Dialogue 3 CURATED EVIDENCE CLIPS
原本事情也不应该
HSK 6 00:01
▶
💡 INTENT:

“Things went totally off track, and it never should have come to this.”

1. PREVIOUS

尊重对方的意愿

“respect her wishes.”

“Things shouldn't have”

3. NEXT

走到现在这样的局面

“gone this far.”

《女神蒙上眼》 · crisis_and_conflict
Explore Clip →
一个年轻女人 这么大本事啊
HSK 7 00:02
▶
💡 INTENT:

“I bet she used some shady means to get that kind of power.”

1. PREVIOUS

杜兆辉 也是因为攀上了她 才可以顺风顺水的

“Du Zhaohui only got to have smooth sailing because he rode on her coattails.”

“Is that young woman so capable?”

3. NEXT

难怪杜兆辉像条狗似的

“No wonder Du Zhaohui clings to her like a lapdog.”

《你好1983》 · social_and_dating
Explore Clip →
怎么了 有本事你打死我 你打死我呀 你们干什么
HSK 7 00:02
▶
💡 INTENT:

“Go ahead, hit me if you dare—let everyone see that you are committing a crime!”

1. PREVIOUS

干什么

“Stop!”

“Stop! Kill me if you dare! Stop it!”

3. NEXT

怎么能打人 打人是不对的 晓得吧 欠钱不还他

“Stop fighting! Fighting is wrong. He owes us money.”

《小城大事》 · crisis_and_conflict
Explore Clip →

More HSK Level 3 Vocabulary

Explore all mandatory words categorized under Level 3.

View All Level 3 →