初衷

chū zhōng

HSK 7freq #12228

Meanings

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chū zhōng

1.original intention

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Wiktionary

1.one’s initial intention; original idea; true feelings; aspiration; purpose; goal

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Stroke order

Components

初衤刀

衷衣中

Components from cjk-decomp · MIT

Characters

Example sentences

这不是我的初衷。
That wasn't my intent.
这不是我的初衷。
That wasn't my intention.
这不是我的初衷。
That wasn't what I intended.

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More examples & usage (AI)

Synonyms

初心初意初願初愿宿心本心本志本意本願本愿素心

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