本质 běn zhì essencenatureinnate characterintrinsic quality Example sentences 我们总是被事情的假象迷惑了,看不清事情的本质。 wǒmen zǒng shì bèi shìqing de jiǎxiàng míhuole, kàn bu qīng shìqing de běnzhì. We are always confused by the illusion of things and can't see things for what they are