yuán yì
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  • n.original intention/meaning

    • zhè yǒu wéi wǒ men de yuán yì

      我们原意

      This goes against our original intention.

    • tā qū jiě le wǒ de yuán yì

      曲解原意

      He twisted my meaning.

    • bèi lí yuán yì

      背离原意

      deviate from the original meaning

    • gǎi biàn yuán yì

      改变原意

      change one's intention

    • jiě shì yuán yì

      解释原意

      interpret the original meaning

    • wāi qū yuán yì

      歪曲原意

      misrepresent the meaning

    • yǎn shì yuán yì

      掩饰原意

      disguise one's meaning

    • zhè shì nǐ de yuán yì ma

      原意

      Is this what you intended?

    • wǒ yuán yì zhǐ bu guò shì kāi gè wán xiào

      原意只不过玩笑

      I meant it merely as a joke.

    • nà xiàng yùn dòng de yuán yì shì yào mù jí jī jīn

      运动原意募集基金

      The original intent of the campaign was to raise funds.

    • cǐ shū zài fān yì guò chéng zhōng diū shī le yī xiē yuán yì

      翻译过程丢失原意

      The book loses something in translation.

    • bié bù gāo xìng wǒ kěn dìng tā de yuán yì shì yào chēng zàn nǐ de

      高兴肯定原意称赞

      Don't be upset. I'm sure she meant it as a compliment.