Intent Classification Method and System

An intent classification method and a system for realizing the intent classification method are provided. The intent classification method can be used for determining an intent class of a sentence input in a language containing information-bearing characters, such as Chinese. The method specifically comprises a step of obtaining at least one set of word embeddings and character embeddings from the sentence input to thereby generate at least one set of integrated word-character embeddings, and a step of determining an intent class corresponding to the sentence input based on the at least one set of integrated word-character embeddings. Herein, each of the at least one set of integrated word-character embeddings corresponds to one of the at least one set of word embeddings and character embeddings.