不忘初心

bú wàng chūxīn

phrase

Meanings

1 to stay true to one's original aspiration
2 never to forget why one started

Characters

first; original

heart; intention

Examples

HSK 1

工作再忙，也要不忘初心。

Gōngzuò zài máng, yě yào bú wàng chūxīn.

However busy work gets, remember why you started.

HSK 7-9

这位老医生在山区行医四十年，始终不忘初心。

Zhè wèi lǎo yīshēng zài shānqū xíngyī sìshí nián, shǐzhōng bú wàng chūxīn.

This old doctor has practised medicine in the mountains for forty years and has never lost sight of why he began.

Tips

usage

Popular in the saying 不忘初心，方得始终, 'stay true to your first aim and you will see it through'. It is also an official slogan, 不忘初心，牢记使命, 'stay true to the original aspiration, keep the mission firmly in mind', which opened the theme of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China in 2017.

Stroke Order

不 bù

忘 wàng

初 chū

心 xīn