What does it mean in Chinese?

What does 本身 mean?

本身 běnshēn

itself; in itself; oneself

Its characters

  1. 本 běn root
  2. 身 shēn body

In a sentence

这个问题本身并不难。 The problem itself isn't difficult.

不过,“胡同”这两个字本身看不出任何意思。

From 胡同是什么? · What is a Beijing hutong?

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