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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。你nǐ所suǒ說shuō的話de huà取決於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。“胡同hú tòng”這個zhè ge詞cí,本意běn yì是shì“水井shuǐ jǐng”,來源於lái yuán yú700年前nián qián的de蒙古語Měng gǔ yǔ。The term "hutong", originally meaning "water well", came from the Mongolian language about 700 years ago. #747610