本意

HSK 7-9

běnyì

to base on; to act according to a principle or idea

real intention; etymon

本意是指这个词语的原始含义。

běnyì shì zhǐ zhège cíyǔ de yuányuán yìghèn.

The original intention was to give the word's primary meaning.

在研究词源时，我们需要了解这个词的本意。

zài yánjiū cíyuán shí, wǒmen xīyào liǎojiě zhège cí de běnyì.

When studying etymology, we need to understand the real meaning of this word.