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Pinyin
yì
Definition
idea / meaning / wish / desire / (abbr.) Italy
意 [yì]
[名]
【本义】: 心志。心意
1. 心思: emotion; feelings. (Examples: 意思, 意见, 意义, 意味, 意念, 意志)
2. 心愿,愿望: wish; desire. (Examples: 意愿, 愿意, 意向, 意图, 意皆, 好意, "醉翁之意不在酒")
3. 人或事物流露的情态: the manifestation or expression of people or things; sentiment. (Examples: 春意, 诗意, 惬意, 情意, 意境)
4. 料想,猜想: to guess or speculate. (Examples: 意料, 意想, 意外)
意 [yì]
[动]
1. 思念;放在心上: to miss; to keep in mind.
2. 意料;猜测: to anticipate; to expect.
3. 怀疑: to doubt.
(The following are more detailed meanings and usages):
1. 同本义 ([En.] meaning; idea)
2. 意志;愿望。亦引申为志向 ([En.] desire; intention; will)
3. 胸怀;内心 ([En.] heart)
4. 情意;感情 ([En.] affection; emotion)
5. 意气;气势 ([En.] will and spirit)
6. 意图 ([En.] intention)
7. 神情、态度 ([En.] expression; manner)
引:
1. 《说文》:意,志也。
2. 《春秋繁露·循天之道》:心之所谓意。
3. 《史记·项羽本纪》:今者项庄拔剑舞,其意常在沛公也。
4. 汉·贾谊《过秦论》:通其意。
5. 晋·陶渊明《饮酒》:中有真意。
6. 明·魏禧《大铁椎传》:不快我意。
7. 清·徐珂《清稗类钞·战事类》:无意则已。
8. 《齐民要术》:蔡伦立意造纸。
9. 宋·欧阳修《醉翁亭记》:醉翁之意不在酒。
10. 清·薛福成《观巴黎油画记》:其意深长。
例:
又如: 文章大意; 词不达意。亦指念头,想法。
如: 意投道合(心意投合,志向一致); 意故(意思,缘故); 意定(认定); 意头(心意; 想法); 意马(意念的马。比喻意念像野马般奔驰,难以驾驭)。
意志;愿望。亦引申为志向 ([En.] desire; intention; will)
引:
1. 《管子·君臣下》:明君在上,便僻不能食其意。
例:
又如: 意缓心劳(冀求不执着; 三心二意); 意足心满(非常满足); 意树(喻意念。佛教认为人的一切善果、恶果都由意念所生); 意宪(意志,意思); 意望(愿望,希望)。
胸怀;内心 ([En.] heart)
引:
1. 《云门颂》:除尔贪图,祗慎意业。
例:
又如: 意业(佛教语。指内心的贪、淫、痴等心理行为); 意气超迈(器宇轩昂,抱负远大); 意概(气概,胸怀); 意会(内心领会)。
情意;感情 ([En.] affection; emotion)
引:
1. 宋·欧阳修《醉翁亭记》:醉翁之意不在酒,在乎山水之间也。
2. 《聊斋志异》:久之,目似瞑,意暇甚。
例:
又如: 意蕊横飞(非常高兴); 意得过(过意得去); 意孜孜(情意缠绵); 意不过(情意上过不去); 意分(交情,情分); 意好(感情); 意孜孜(情意缠绵貌); 意性(情态); 意情(情意)。
意气;气势 ([En.] will and spirit)
引:
1. 《世说新语·雅量》:意色举止,不异于常。
例:
又如: 意大(傲慢); 意小(小气,气量小); 意局(气度); 意脉(气质; 情态); 意量(气度); 意貌(神色); 意调(意境); 意界(意境,境界)。
意图 ([En.] intention)
引:
1. 《楚辞》:用君之心,行君之意。
2. 《聊斋志异·狼三则》:一狼洞其中,意将隧入以攻其后也。
神情、态度 ([En.] expression; manner)
引:
1. 《聊斋志异·狼三则》:其一犬坐于前。久之,目似瞑,意暇甚。
2. 《虞初新志·秋声诗自序》:意少舒。
动:
1. 思念;放在心上 ([En.] miss)。
例:
如: 意悬悬(忐忑不安; 提心吊胆); 意悬(挂念); 意顾(挂念)。
2. 意料;猜测 ([En.] anticipate; expect).
引:
1. 《管子·小问》:而小人善意。臣意之也。
2. 《玉台新咏·古诗为焦仲卿妻作》:何意致不厚。
3. 宋·文天祥《指南录·后序》:意北亦尚可以。
4. 《聊斋志异·促织》:当其为里正、受扑责时,岂意其至此哉?
5. 清·周容《芋老人传》:不意作缘。
6. 蔡元培《图画》:多以意构。
例:
又如: 意定(猜定); 意度(揣测; 设想)。
3. 怀疑 ([En.] doubt).
引:
1. 《汉书·梁孝王武传》:于是天子意梁。
例:
又如: 意意似似(意意思思。犹犹豫豫; 吞吞吐吐); 意疑(怀疑); 意忌(疑忌)。
to signify / to mean / to imply
meaning / implication / flavor / overtone / to mean / to imply / (Tw) to get a sense of
to agree / to consent / to approve
goodwill / benevolence / kindness
intent / intention / to intend
artistic mood or conception / creative concept
unexpected / accident / mishap / CL:個|个[ge4]
wonderful / great / delightful / very kind / generous
see 恣意妄為|恣意妄为[zi4 yi4 wang4 wei2]
obstinately clinging to one's course (idiom) / willful / one's own way / dogmatic
a nip in the air / chilliness
moral (of a story) / lesson to be learned / implication / message / import / metaphorical meaning
without restraint / unbridled / reckless
satisfied / pleased / contented
idea / opinion / suggestion / objection / complaint / CL:點|点[dian3],條|条[tiao2]
proud of oneself / pleased with oneself / complacent
meticulous / painstaking / deliberate
German (phonetic rendition of "Deutsch") / Germany
will / willpower / determination / CL:個|个[ge4]
so pleased as to lose one's sense of measure / beside oneself with joy
oversight / negligence / careless / negligent / not concentrating on the main point
to harbor evil designs / to harbor malicious intentions
idea / opinion / meaning / wish / desire / interest / fun / token of appreciation, affection etc / CL:個|个[ge4] / to give as a small token / to do sth as a gesture of goodwill etc
to feel embarrassed / to find it embarrassing / to be sorry (for inconveniencing sb)
interesting / meaningful / enjoyable / fun
to wish / to want / ready / willing (to do sth)
to take note of / to pay attention to
deliberately / on purpose
satisfied / pleased / to one's satisfaction
consciousness / awareness / to be aware / to realize
regard / kindly feelings / intention
to intend / intentionally / interested in
as one wishes / according to one's wishes / at will / voluntary / conscious
aspiration / wish (for) / desire
confused / rattled / flustered
discouraged / downhearted
to be determined to / to insist on
inadvertent / accidental / to have no intention of (doing sth)
weariness / tiredness / sleepiness
purpose / plan / conation / intend / mean
perfectly contented (idiom) / perfectly satisfied
unconscious mind / subconscious mind / subconsciousness
arbitrary / at will / at random
lit. heart distracted, thoughts in turmoil (idiom); distraught with anxiety
specially / intentionally
to wish to continue sth / to have not fully expressed oneself
lit. heart like a frisky monkey, mind like a cantering horse (idiom); fig. capricious (derog.) / to have ants in one's pants / hyperactive / adventurous and uncontrollable
in a restless and jumpy mood / restless and whimsical
erhua variant of 玩意[wan2 yi4]
toy / plaything / thing / act / trick (in a performance, stage show, acrobatics etc)
with flagging interest / fell dispirited / One's interest is worn-out.
Serie A, the top division of the Italian football league system
to be mindful / to pay attention to / to take note of
Spring is in the air. / Spring is evident everywhere. / Spring is very much in the air. / It's a furious spring.
to hint / to indicate (an idea to sb)
to care about / to take offense / to mind
everlasting love / very much enamored
wine-lover's heart is not in the cup (idiom); a drinker not really interested in alcohol / having an ulterior motive / to have other things in mind / with an ax to grind / accomplishing something besides what one set out to do
wantonly / recklessly / willfully
plan / idea / decision / CL:個|个[ge4] / Beijing pr. [zhu2 yi5]
sense / meaning / significance / importance / CL:個|个[ge4]
beyond expectation (idiom); unexpected
to be willing to do sth / to be ready to do sth / to be happy to do sth / content / satisfied
deliberate / premeditated / malice
inner meaning / implication / connotation
concise and comprehensive (idiom)
meaning (of foreign expression) / translation of the meaning (as opposed to literal translation 直譯|直译) / paraphrase / free translation
poetry / poetic quality or flavor