Meaning of 初衷
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
chūzhōng
- original intention
初衷 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
不能忘记自己的初衷。
You shouldn't forget your original intentions.
这不是我的初衷。
That wasn't my intent.
丝绸之路形成的初衷并非是贸易。
The original purpose of the Silk Road was not for trade.
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初 chū · at first · 7 strokes
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衷 zhōng · sincere · 10 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 初衷.
| 当初 | dāngchū | at that time; originally |
| 初步 | chūbù | initial; preliminary |
| 初中 | chūzhōng | junior high school (abbr. for 初級中學|初级中学[chu1 ji2 zhong1 xue2]) |
| 初级 | chūjí | junior; primary |
| 年初 | niánchū | beginning of the year |
| 初一 | chūyī | first year in junior middle school; first day of a lunar month |
| 最初 | zuìchū | first; primary |
| 初期 | chūqī | initial stage; beginning period |
| 初等 | chūděng | elementary (i.e. easy) |
| 起初 | qǐchū | originally; at first; at the outset |
| 初次 | chūcì | for the first time; first (meeting, attempt etc) |
| 衷心 | zhōngxīn | heartfelt; wholehearted |
Questions about 初衷
What does 初衷 mean?
初衷 (chūzhōng) means "original intention" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 初衷?
初衷 is made of 2 characters: 初 (7 strokes), 衷 (10 strokes). That is 17 strokes in total.
Is 初衷 an HSK word?
Yes. 初衷 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.