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What does 本能 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

本能 běnnéng

instinct; instinctive

Its characters

  1. 本 běn root
  2. 能 néng can

In a sentence

保护孩子是母亲的本能。 Protecting her child is a mother's instinct.

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