How to Say ‘I originally wanted to give you nine points.’ in Simplified Chinese
本来想打九分。
běn lái xiǎng dǎ jiǔ fēn
[ben-lye shyahng dah jyoh fun]
🇨🇳 In China: This sounds like mock evaluation, which can be charming if your tone is warm. In real life, many people would pause before the score to build suspense.
Phrase Breakdown
本来想
běn lái xiǎng
originally wanted to / had planned to
本来 indicates an original plan or expectation that may change later.
我本来想去，可是太忙了。
I originally wanted to go, but I was too busy.
Words in this phrase
本来
běn lái
[ben-lye]
originally; at first
Shows your first thought before you changed your mind.
我本来想打九分，后来觉得你应该更高。
I originally wanted to give you a nine, but later felt you deserved higher.
想
xiǎng
[shyahng]
to want; to intend
Used before another verb to express what someone planned to do.
我本来想打九分，结果被你的笑影响了。
I was going to give a nine, but your smile affected my judgment.
打九分
dǎ jiǔ fēn
give nine points / score 9 out of 10
打 + score is commonly used for rating someone or something.
我给这部电影打九分。
I’d give this movie a 9 out of 10.
Words in this phrase
打
dǎ
[dah]
to give; to rate
In this sentence, 打 means to assign a score.
如果让我选，我本来想打九分。
If I had to choose, I originally wanted to give a nine.
九
jiǔ
[jyoh]
nine
The number used in the playful rating.
她问我几分，我说本来想打九分。
She asked me what score, and I said I originally wanted to give a nine.
分
fēn
[fun]
point; score
The measure used when rating someone or something.
本来想打九分，可现在觉得十分更合适。
I originally wanted to give nine points, but now ten seems more suitable.
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