本质上

本質上
běnzhìshàng
  1. essentially
  2. inherent

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Entry Composition

1 本质 běnzhì
  1. essence
  2. nature
  3. innate character
  4. intrinsic quality
2 上 shàng
  1. (bound form) up; upper; above; previous
  2. first (of multiple parts)
  3. to climb; to get onto; to go up
  4. to attend (class or university)
  5. (directional complement) up
  6. (noun suffix) on; above

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实质上 shízhìshàng
  1. virtually
  2. essentially
与生俱来 yǔshēngjùlái
  1. inherent
  2. innate
她有與生俱來的尊嚴。

She has inherent dignity.

Source: Tatoeba

固有 gùyǒu
  1. intrinsic to sth
  2. inherent
  3. native
人固有一死。

Everybody will die.

Source: Tatoeba

本 běn
  1. (bound form) root; stem
  2. (bound form) origin; source
  3. (bound form) one's own; this
  4. (bound form) this; the current (year etc)
  5. (bound form) original
  6. (bound form) inherent
  7. originally; initially
  8. capital; principal
  9. classifier for books, periodicals, files etc
是日本菜嗎？

Is it Japanese food?

Source: Tatoeba