běn​yì HSK7

intention

本意 běn​yì
intention noun
original idea or real intention

I didn't mean any harm; my intention was to help you.

etymon noun
original or primary meaning of a word or character

The original meaning of this character refers to an ancient weapon.

Frequency

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

Details

HSK 3.0
Level 7

Sources

Definitions
CC-CEDICT