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本意

běn yì

original idea

HSK 7–9

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Meanings

běn yì

  1. original idea
  2. real intention
  3. etymon

Its characters

In sentences

那nà不是bù shì我wǒ的de本意běn yì。That wasn't my intention. #461600

自私zì sī不是bù shì我wǒ的de本意běn yì。I didn't mean to be selfish. #501330

你nǐ所suǒ说shuō的话de huà取决于qǔ jué yú你nǐ的de本意běn yì。The word you use depends on your intended meaning. #2197790

“胡同hú tòng”这个zhè ge词cí,本意běn yì是shì“水井shuǐ jǐng”,来源于lái yuán yú700年前nián qián的de蒙古语Měng gǔ yǔ。The term "hutong", originally meaning "water well", came from the Mongolian language about 700 years ago. #747610