DictionaryCommon words本能

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本能

běn néng·ㄅㄣˇ ㄋㄥˊ

“instinct; innate ability present from birth; unlearned behavior or response; natural tendency shared by members of a species”

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Root or trunk of a plant; origin or source of something; basis; capital or principal; classifier for books or periodicals; this; current.

néng·ㄋㄥˊ

to be able to; capability; can; energy; to have the strength or ability to do something; a surname