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初衷

chū zhōng

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

初衷 (chū zhōng) means "original intention". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 初衷 means

1. original intention

The characters in 初衷

• 初chū(bound form) at first; initially; (bound form) first; early…
• 衷zhōnginner feelings

Example sentences

• 这不是我的初衷。
  Zhè bù shì wǒ de chūzhōng.
  That wasn't my intent.
• 不能忘记自己的初衷。
  You shouldn't forget your original intentions.
• 丝绸之路形成的初衷并非是贸易。
  Sīchóuzhī Lù xíngchéng de chūzhōng bìngfēi shì màoyì.
  The original purpose of the Silk Road was not for trade.

Sounds the same

Read chū zhōng, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 初中junior high school (abbr. for 初级中学
• 出钟(of a prostitute) to do an outcall; to accompany a customer to their place

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