本
意

Original idea in Chinese: 本意 (běn yì)

běn yì

original idea

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1original idea
  2. 2real intention
  3. 3etymon

Stroke order

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本
意

Zhuyin

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ㄅㄣˇ

běn

ㄅ/ bㄣ/ enˇ/ third tone

ㄧˋ

yì

ㄧ/ iˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 我的本意并不是想伤害你。

    wǒ de běn yì bìng bú shì xiǎng shāng hài nǐ。

    My real intention was not to hurt you.

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Related words

本

běn

root

意思

yì si

idea

满意

mǎn yì

satisfied

同意

tóng yì

to agree

愿意

yuàn yì

to wish

注意

zhù yì

to take note of

本来

běn lái

original

得意

dé yì

proud of oneself

故意

gù yì

deliberately

意见

yì jiàn

idea

主意

zhǔ yi

plan

本科

běn kē

undergraduate course

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