本能 meaning and pronunciation

本能
Simplified/traditional word

本能 English definition

běn néng
  • instinct

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  • 本 (běn): roots or stems of plants; origin; source; this; the current; root; foundation; basis; classifier for books, periodicals, files etc; originally;
  • 能 (néng): can; to be able to; might possibly; ability; (physics) energy;