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All HSK 3.0 Level 7–9 words

本意

běnyì
HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

In Mandarin Chinese, 本意 (běnyì) means “original intention; real meaning”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

Meaning

  1. original intention
  2. real meaning
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Examples

  • 我的本意只是想帮你。
    Wǒ de běnyì zhǐshì xiǎng bāng nǐ.
    My original intention was just to help you.

Characters

本
běn
(measure word) for books
Words with 本
本本子课本笔记本本来本领本事根本
意
yì
idea; thought; meaning; sense; intention; feeling; inclination; state of mind
Words with 意
故意满意意见意思愿意有意思不好意思生意