初衷 (chū zhōng): original intention

Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 7noun

Word info

Pinyin
Meaning: original intention
Characters: 2
Part of speech: noun
HSK level: HSK 7

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original intention

Chinese explanation

指一个人做某件事时最初的想法或本意。常用来强调虽然时间过去很久或情况发生变化，但最初的心意或目的并没有改变。例如，帮助别人是他做这份工作的初衷。含有珍惜最初想法、不忘本意的意味。

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HSK 5

(bound form) at first

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Example sentences

After graduation, he gave up a high-paying job to teach in a mountainous area. Although it was hard, he never forgot his original intention.

This small restaurant has been open for twenty years, and the prices have always been reasonable. The owner says his original intention was to let the neighbors all enjoy cheap and delicious meals.

When we first set up this volunteer team, the original intention was just to spend weekends chatting with the elderly at a nursing home; we never expected that more and more people would join later.

The original intention of learning music is to enjoy happiness, not to pass exams and get certificates, so even if her progress is a bit slow, she never worries.

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