初衷 chū zhōng ㄔㄨ ㄓㄨㄥ co1 cung1 HSK 7-9
- original intention
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初
- 初中 chū zhōng ㄔㄨ ㄓㄨㄥ co1 zung1 junior high school (abbr. for 初级中学)
- 初期 chū qī ㄔㄨ ㄑㄧ co1 kei4 initial stage
- 初次 chū cì ㄔㄨ ㄘˋ co1 ci3 for the first time
- 初步 chū bù ㄔㄨ ㄅㄨˋ co1 bou6 initial
- 初等 chū děng ㄔㄨ ㄉㄥˇ co1 dang2 elementary (i.e. easy)
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- 初级 初級 chū jí ㄔㄨ ㄐㄧˊ co1 kap1 junior
- 年初 nián chū ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄔㄨ nin4 co1 beginning of the year
- 最初 zuì chū ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄔㄨ zeoi3 co1 first
- 月初 yuè chū ㄩㄝˋ ㄔㄨ jyut6 co1 start of month
- 当初 當初 dāng chū ㄉㄤ ㄔㄨ dong1 co1 at that time
- 起初 qǐ chū ㄑㄧˇ ㄔㄨ hei2 co1 originally; at first; at the outset
- 初一 chū yī ㄔㄨ ㄧ co1 jat1 first year in junior middle school
- 初三 chū sān ㄔㄨ ㄙㄢ co1 saam1 third year in junior middle school
- 初二 chū èr ㄔㄨ ㄦˋ co1 ji6 second year in junior middle school
- 初伏 chū fú ㄔㄨ ㄈㄨˊ co1 fuk6 the first of the three annual periods of hot weather (三伏), which typically begins in mid-July and lasts 10 days
- 初估 chū gū ㄔㄨ ㄍㄨ co1 gu2 to make a preliminary estimate
- 初冬 chū dōng ㄔㄨ ㄉㄨㄥ co1 dung1 early winter
- 初创 初創 chū chuàng ㄔㄨ ㄔㄨㄤˋ co1 cong3 startup (company, phase etc); newly established
- 初升 chū shēng ㄔㄨ ㄕㄥ co1 sing1 rising (sun, moon etc)
- 初夏 chū xià ㄔㄨ ㄒㄧㄚˋ co1 haa6 early summer
衷
- 热衷 熱衷 rè zhōng ㄖㄜˋ ㄓㄨㄥ jit6 cung1 to feel strongly about
- 由衷 yóu zhōng ㄧㄡˊ ㄓㄨㄥ jau4 cung1 heartfelt
- 苦衷 kǔ zhōng ㄎㄨˇ ㄓㄨㄥ fu2 cung1 secret trouble
- 衷心 zhōng xīn ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄣ cung1 sam1 heartfelt
- 丹衷 dān zhōng ㄉㄢ ㄓㄨㄥ daan1 cung1 real sincerity
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- 折衷 zhé zhōng ㄓㄜˊ ㄓㄨㄥ zit3 cung1 variant of 折中
- 隐衷 隱衷 yǐn zhōng ㄧㄣˇ ㄓㄨㄥ jan2 cung1 a secret
- 互诉衷肠 互訴衷腸 hù sù zhōng cháng ㄏㄨˋ ㄙㄨˋ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄔㄤˊ wu6 sou3 cung1 coeng2 (idiom) to confide in each other
- 倾吐衷肠 傾吐衷腸 qīng tǔ zhōng cháng ㄑㄧㄥ ㄊㄨˇ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄔㄤˊ king1 tou3 cung1 coeng4 to pour out (emotions)
- 折衷主义 折衷主義 zhé zhōng zhǔ yì ㄓㄜˊ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄓㄨˇ ㄧˋ zit3 cung1 zyu2 ji6 eclecticism
- 折衷鹦鹉 折衷鸚鵡 zhé zhōng yīng wǔ ㄓㄜˊ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄧㄥ ㄨˇ zit3 cung1 jing1 mou5 Eclectus roratus (red-green parrot of Papua-New Guinea)
- 无动于衷 無動於衷 wú dòng yú zhōng ㄨˊ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄩˊ ㄓㄨㄥ mou4 dung6 jyu1 cung1 aloof
- 莫衷一是 mò zhōng yī shì ㄇㄛˋ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄧ ㄕˋ mok6 cung1 jat1 si6 unable to reach a decision (idiom); cannot agree on the right choice
- 言不由衷 yán bù yóu zhōng ㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄡˊ ㄓㄨㄥ jin4 bat1 jau4 cung1 to say sth without meaning it (idiom); to speak tongue in cheek
Idioms with these characters
- 初出茅庐 初出茅廬 chū chū máo lú ㄔㄨ ㄔㄨ ㄇㄠˊ ㄌㄨˊ co1 ceot1 maau4 lou4 venturing from one's thatched hut for the first time (idiom)
- 初露头角 初露頭角 chū lù tóu jiǎo ㄔㄨ ㄌㄨˋ ㄊㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄠˇ co1 lou6 tau4 gok3 lit. to first show one's horns (idiom); fig. a first show of emerging talent
- 悔不当初 悔不當初 huǐ bù dāng chū ㄏㄨㄟˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄤ ㄔㄨ fui3 bat1 dong1 co1 to regret one's past deeds (idiom)
- 互诉衷肠 互訴衷腸 hù sù zhōng cháng ㄏㄨˋ ㄙㄨˋ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄔㄤˊ wu6 sou3 cung1 coeng2 (idiom) to confide in each other
- 莫衷一是 mò zhōng yī shì ㄇㄛˋ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄧ ㄕˋ mok6 cung1 jat1 si6 unable to reach a decision (idiom); cannot agree on the right choice
- 言不由衷 yán bù yóu zhōng ㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄡˊ ㄓㄨㄥ jin4 bat1 jau4 cung1 to say sth without meaning it (idiom); to speak tongue in cheek
Example sentences
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这不 這不 是 我 的 初衷 。
That wasn't my intention.
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不能 忘记 忘記 自己 的 初衷 。
You shouldn't forget your original intentions.
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丝绸之路 絲綢之路 形成 的 初衷 并非 並非 是 贸易 貿易 。
The original purpose of the Silk Road was not for trade.
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