Word data

HSK Not in HSK

FREQUENCY Unknown

本性難移 běn xìng nán yí

hard to change one’s nature; people don’t change

HSK	Not in HSK
Frequency	Unknown

1. It is hard to change one's essential nature (idiom). You can't change who you are.
2. Can the leopard change his spots? (Jeremiah 13:23)

Character	Meaning
本 běn HSK 1	this; the current; original
性 xìng HSK 4	nature; character; quality
難 nán	difficult; difficult (to...); difficulty
移 yí HSK 5	to move; to shift; to change