běn​yì HSK7

original intention

本意 běn​yì
original intention noun
one's original idea or real intention; the starting purpose behind an action

Her intentions are good.

original meaning; etymon
the original sense or literal meaning of a word or passage; (linguistics) etymon

Frequency

Movie subtitles
4.86 per million appears in 2% of films
Written text
3.48 per million

Details

HSK 3.0
Level 7

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Synonym

Same as

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