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Referring to a skill or ability with 本领 (běnlǐng)
Permission & Ability
Explanation
本领 (běnlǐng) means "skill," "ability," or "capability." It refers to practical skills or talents that someone possesses, often implying competence gained through effort. For example, 学本领 means "to learn skills" and 有本领 means "to have ability."
Examples
要想找到好工作，就得多学点本领。
Yào xiǎng zhǎodào hǎo gōngzuò, jiù děi duō xué diǎn běnlǐng.
If you want to find a good job, you need to learn more skills.
这只猴子真有本领，会自己开瓶盖。
Zhè zhī hóuzi zhēn yǒu běnlǐng, huì zìjǐ kāi píng gài.
This monkey is really skilled; it can open bottle caps by itself.
他年轻的时候学了一身本领，现在很受欢迎。
Tā niánqīng de shíhou xué le yì shēn běnlǐng, xiànzài hěn shòu huānyíng.
He learned a full set of skills when he was young, and now he is very popular.