# 初衷 (chūzhōng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 初衷 (chūzhōng) means “original intention”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: original intention
- Pinyin: chūzhōng (chu1 zhong1)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 无论遇到什么困难，都不要忘记初衷。
  Wúlùn yùdào shénme kùnnan, dōu bùyào wàngjì chūzhōng.
  No matter what difficulties you meet, don't forget your original intention.

## Characters

- [初](https://hanziro.com/word/chu-beginning/) (chū): beginning; early part
- 衷 (zhōng): inner feelings

https://hanziro.com/word/chu-zhong-original-intention/

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