初心

chūxīn
  1. (one's) original intention, aspiration etc
  2. (Buddhism) "beginner's mind" (i.e. having an attitude of openness when studying a subject just as a beginner in that subject would)

CEDICT

buddhism

Entry Composition

1 初 chū
  1. at first
  2. (at the) beginning
  3. first
  4. junior
  5. basic
2 心 xīn
  1. heart
  2. mind
  3. intention
  4. center
  5. core

classifiers: 顆, 個