本意

tā de běn yì shì hǎo de zhǐ shì huà shuō de zhòng le xiē

他的本意是好的，只是话说得重了些。

He meant well, but his words sounded a little sharp.

wǒ rèn wéi zhè bù shì tā de běn yì

我认为这不是她的本意。

I don't think that is her real intention.

tā běn yì shì hǎo de zhǐ shì shuō huà fāng shì bù hǎo

他本意是好的，只是说话方式不好。

He meant well, though he said it in an inappropriate way.

běn yì bù huài

本意不坏。

The original intention wasn't bad.

zhè bìng bù shì tā de běn yì

这并不是他的本意。

This wasn't his real intention.

wǒ de běn yì bù shì shāng hài nǐ

我的本意不是伤害你。

I didn't mean to hurt you.

tā de běn yì shì hǎo de

她的本意是好的。

She meant well.

wǒ běn yì bù xiǎng qù de

我本意不想去的。

Originally I didn't want to go.

tú piàn běn yì bù shì wèi le tiǎo dòu guān zhòng

图片本意不是为了挑逗观众。

The pictures were not meant to titillate audiences.

shuō cǐ huà zhě de běn yì shì fěng cì zhèn zhǎng dà ren

说此话者的本意是讽刺镇长大人。

The original idea of the person that say this word is acid alcalde adult.