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本意

běn yì
HSK 7

English Meaning

original idea; real intention; etymon

Authentic Cinema Dialogue 3 CURATED EVIDENCE CLIPS
靠得太近的时候呢 哪怕不是本意
HSK 7 00:02
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💡 INTENT:

“Our conflict isn't because we don't care, but because we are too close and inevitably hurt each other.”

1. PREVIOUS

就像两个刺猬

“are like a pair of hedgehogs.”

“When you get too close, even if you don't mean to,”

3. NEXT

也容易刺伤对方

“you still end up hurting each other.”

《爱情没有神话》 · social_and_dating
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我看你本意 不是想跟我和离
HSK 7 00:02
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💡 INTENT:

“You don't actually want to leave me; you're just using divorce to force me to yield.”

1. PREVIOUS

自然是要与你和离

“Of course I want to divorce you.”

“I think your intention wasn't to divorce me.”

3. NEXT

是想拿和离当由头 拿捏我 威胁我

“You are trying to use it as an excuse, and use it to threaten me.”

《良陈美锦》 · crisis_and_conflict
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但她的本意也不是要害你
HSK 7 00:02
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💡 INTENT:

“She messed up, but please don't take it personally or hold a grudge.”

1. PREVIOUS

她确实欠妥了

“Frankly, Her Highness did handle this matter poorly.”

“But her original intention wasn't to harm you.”

3. NEXT

你看绕了这么大一圈

“Look, after such a big detour,”

《莫离》 · social_and_dating
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