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人之初，性本善
rénzhīchū,xìngběnshàn
man at birth is fundamentally good in nature / the first two lines of Three character classic [[三字經|三字经<Sānzìjīng>]]
Character Breakdown
人
rén
man, person; people
HSK 1
之
zhī
marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; to go to
HSK 4
初
chū
beginning, initial, primary
HSK 5
性
xìng
sex, nature, character; suffix converting a verb to an adjective
HSK 4
本
běn
root, origin, source; basis
HSK 1
善
shàn
good, virtuous, charitable, kind
HSK 5
Additional Information
Category
Chinese
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