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本意

běn yìHSK 7

本意 (běn yì) is an HSK 7 Chinese word with 1 definition and 2 bilingual examples.

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Definitions & Usage

Meanings and examples

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noun 名

  1. Englishoriginal intention

    • EX
      我的本意是想帮他，没想到却给他带来了麻烦。

      My original intention was to help him, but I ended up causing him trouble.

    • EX
      这样做违背了我们最初合作的本意。

      Doing this goes against our original intention when we first agreed to cooperate.