Taivo A Taiwan Mandarin dictionary

有本事

yǒuběnshi

ㄧㄡˇ ㄅㄣˇ ˙ㄕ

  1. 1to have what it takes
  2. 2(coll.) (often followed by 就[jiu4]) (used to challenge sb) if you're so clever, ..., if she's so tough, ... etc
  3. 3Example: 有本事就打我[you3 ben3 shi5 jiu4 da3 wo3] Hit me if you dare!
Example

她真的有本事讓別人做她想做的事。

tā zhēnde yǒuběnshi ràng biéren zuò tā xiǎng zuò de shì

She has a real knack for getting people to do what she wants.

Keep 有本事 and it comes back until you know it.

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