běn
shì

HSK 3
common

Meaning of 本事

本事 means story plot; source material for literary works; skill; ability; talent. Pronounced běn shì. HSK 3.

  • story plot; source material for literary works
  • skill; ability; talent

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
shǒu
yǒng
shǐ
shī
de
běn
shì
shì
chǔ
hàn
zhēng
de
shǐ
shì
jiàn
 

The story plot of this historical ode is the historical event of the Chu-Han contention.

Zhè
shǒu
táng
shī
de
běn
shì
jīng
nán
kǎo
zhèng
le
 

The source plot of this Tang dynasty poem is difficult to verify today.

Zhè
gǎi
biān
mín
jiān
chuán
shuō
de
běn
shì
 

This opera is adapted from the plot of a folk tale.

Zhè
xiē
dài
shī
de
běn
shì
duō
sàn
zài
shǐ
cháng
zhōng
 

Most of the source plots of these ancient poems and ci verses have been lost over history.

Wén
xué
shàng
lǎo
shī
dài
lǐng
men
fēn
le
zhè
xiǎo
shuō
de
běn
shì
 

In literature class, our teacher led us to analyze the plot of this novel.