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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 原意

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
原意 yuán yì - original meaning
- original intention

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 12,960 31,119 30,376

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
原 yuán- surname Yuan
- (Japanese surname) Hara
原 yuán- former
- original
- primary
- raw
- level
- cause
- source
意 yì- Italy; Italian (abbr. for 意大利[Yi4 da4 li4])
意 yì- idea
- meaning
- thought
- to think
- wish
- desire
- intention
- to expect
- to anticipate

Other Words Containing 原意

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
原意 - - 12,960 31,119 30,376