Word: 本身 (běnshēn) 本身 dictionary entry běnshēn itself; in itself; per se Full dictionary entry for 本身 Example sentences using 本身 5 sentences, showing page 1 of 1. 不决定本身就是一个决定。 Bù juédìng běnshēn jiùshì yí gè juédìng. Not choosing is choosing already. 打铁先要本身硬 dǎtiě xiān yào běnshēn yìng to forge iron, the smith himself must first be hard 设计本身有问题。 Shèjì běnshēn yǒu wèntí. The design itself is flawed. 这个想法本身还可以。 Zhège xiǎngfǎ běnshēn hái kěyǐ. The idea is not in itself a bad one. 金钱本身并不是幸福的来源。 Jīnqián běnshēn bìng bú shì xìngfú de láiyuán. Money by itself isn't a source of happiness.