5 sentences

1. 我猜她本意是好的。

   wǒ cāi tā běn​yì shì hǎo de.

   I guess she meant well.

   Source: OpenSubtitles

2. 那不是我的本意。

   nà bù shì wǒ de běn​yì.

   That was not my intention.

   Source: OpenSubtitles

3. 他是受胁才提供假口供的，并非出于本意。

   tā shì shòu xié cái tí​gōng jiǎ kǒu​gòng de, bìng fēi chū​yú běn​yì.

   He provided a false statement under coercion, not of his own will.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

4. 我这样说并没有恶意，我的本意是想帮你。

   wǒ zhè​yàng shuō bìng méi​yǒu è​yì, wǒ de běn​yì shì xiǎng bāng nǐ.

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

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

5. 这个汉字的本意是指一种古代的兵器。

   zhè gè hàn​zì de běn​yì shì zhǐ yī zhǒng gǔ​dài de bīng​qì.

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

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary