初 chū
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 刀 — knife
- Made of
- 衤 cloth 刀 knife
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
初衷
chūzhōng
original intention; initial purpose
Characters in this word
衷 zhōng
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 衣 — cloth
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 改革的初衷是提高公共服务效率，而不是增加基层负担。 Gǎigé de chūzhōng shì tígāo gōnggòng fúwù xiàolǜ, ér bú shì zēngjiā jīcéng fùdān. The original intention of the reform was to improve the efficiency of public services, not to increase the burden on grassroots workers.
- 我们开这家小店的初衷，是让邻居们有个聊天的地方。 Wǒmen kāi zhè jiā xiǎo diàn de chūzhōng, shì ràng línjūmen yǒu ge liáotiān de dìfang. Our original idea in opening this little shop was to give the neighbours a place to chat.
- 做这件事，他不忘初衷，也从没后悔过。 Zuò zhè jiàn shì, tā bú wàng chūzhōng, yě cóng méi hòuhuǐ guo. In doing this, he never forgot his original purpose and has never regretted it.
Related words
- 初 chū early; beginning
- 初 chū first; early
- 初步 chūbù preliminary; first-step
- 初级 chūjí beginner level
- 初中 chūzhōng junior high school
- 当初 dāngchū at first; back then
- 年初 niánchū beginning of the year
- 最初 zuìchū at first
- 初期 chūqī early stage
- 初等 chūděng elementary
- 起初 qǐchū at first
- 热衷 rèzhōng to be keen on; to be devoted to