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本意

běnyì

original idea

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Meaning of 本意 in English

běnyìHSK 7–9nounSyllabus #5563
  1. original idea
  2. real intention
  3. etymon

Example sentences

  1. 自私不是我的本意。
    zì sī bú shì wǒ de běn yì。
    I didn't mean to be selfish.
    Tatoeba #501330 by fucongcong · #2155929 by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR
  2. 那不是我的本意。
    nà bú shì wǒ de běn yì。
    That wasn't my intent.
    Tatoeba #461600 by fucongcong · #2646523 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  3. 那不是我的本意。
    nà bú shì wǒ de běn yì。
    It wasn't my intention.
    Tatoeba #461600 by fucongcong · #8453183 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR

Sentence pinyin is generated automatically and may contain errors.

Characters

本 on its own →
běn · classifier for books, periodicals, files

HSK words with 本

本HSK 1本子HSK 2课本HSK 3笔记本HSK 3本科HSK 4本来HSK 4基本HSK 4基本上HSK 4本地HSK 5本领HSK 5
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HSK words with 意

意思HSK 2没意思HSK 2有意思HSK 2不好意思HSK 2满意HSK 3同意HSK 3愿意HSK 3注意HSK 3得意HSK 4故意HSK 4

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