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Pinyin yì

Radical

音

Strokes

Definition

idea / meaning / wish / desire / (abbr.) Italy

Usage

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含意 hán yì

meaning

意味着 yì wèi zhe

to signify / to mean / to imply

意味 yì wèi

meaning / implication / flavor / overtone / to mean / to imply / (Tw) to get a sense of

同意 tóng yì

to agree / to consent / to approve

善意 shàn yì

goodwill / benevolence / kindness

意图 yì tú

intent / intention / to intend

意境 yì jìng

artistic mood or conception / creative concept

意外 yì wài

unexpected / accident / mishap / CL:個|个[ge4]

够意思 gòu yì si

wonderful / great / delightful / very kind / generous

肆意妄为 sì yì wàng wéi

see 恣意妄為|恣意妄为[zi4 yi4 wang4 wei2]

恣意妄为 zì yì wàng wéi

to behave unscrupulously

一意孤行 yī yì gū xíng

obstinately clinging to one's course (idiom) / willful / one's own way / dogmatic

寒意 hán yì

a nip in the air / chilliness

寓意 yù yì

moral (of a story) / lesson to be learned / implication / message / import / metaphorical meaning

恣意 zì yì

without restraint / unbridled / reckless

惬意 qiè yì

satisfied / pleased / contented

意见 yì jiàn

idea / opinion / suggestion / objection / complaint / CL:點|点[dian3],條|条[tiao2]

得意 dé yì

proud of oneself / pleased with oneself / complacent

刻意 kè yì

meticulous / painstaking / deliberate

意见函 yì jiàn hán

comment letter

创意 chuàng yì

creative / creativity

意大利 Yì dà lì

Italy / Italian

德意志 Dé yì zhì

German (phonetic rendition of "Deutsch") / Germany

意志 yì zhì

will / willpower / determination / CL:個|个[ge4]

得意忘形 dé yì wàng xíng

so pleased as to lose one's sense of measure / beside oneself with joy

疏忽大意 shū hu dà yì

oversight / negligence / careless / negligent / not concentrating on the main point

不怀好意 bù huái hǎo yì

to harbor evil designs / to harbor malicious intentions

意识形态 yì shí xíng tài

ideology

意思 yì si

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

不好意思 bù hǎo yì si

to feel embarrassed / to find it embarrassing / to be sorry (for inconveniencing sb)

有意思 yǒu yì si

interesting / meaningful / enjoyable / fun

恶意 è yì

malice / evil intention

愿意 yuàn yì

to wish / to want / ready / willing (to do sth)

注意 zhù yì

to take note of / to pay attention to

故意 gù yì

deliberately / on purpose

满意 mǎn yì

satisfied / pleased / to one's satisfaction

意识 yì shí

consciousness / awareness / to be aware / to realize

生意 shēng yì

life force / vitality

心意 xīn yì

regard / kindly feelings / intention

有意 yǒu yì

to intend / intentionally / interested in

随意 suí yì

as one wishes / according to one's wishes / at will / voluntary / conscious

意愿 yì yuàn

aspiration / wish (for) / desire

心慌意乱 xīn huāng yì luàn

confused / rattled / flustered

心灰意懒 xīn huī yì lǎn

discouraged / downhearted

执意 zhí yì

to be determined to / to insist on

授意 shòu yì

to inspire / to incite

决意 jué yì

to be determined

凉意 liáng yì

a slight chill

意杨 yì yáng

Italian poplar

敌意 dí yì

enmity / hostility

敬意 jìng yì

respect / tribute

无意 wú yì

inadvertent / accidental / to have no intention of (doing sth)

旨意 zhǐ yì

decree / order

意旨 yì zhǐ

will / intention / wish

暖意 nuǎn yì

warmth

柔情蜜意 róu qíng mì yì

Tenderness

做生意 zuò shēng yì

to do business

倦意 juàn yì

weariness / tiredness / sleepiness

意欲 yì yù

purpose / plan / conation / intend / mean

歉意 qiàn yì

apology / regret

歪主意 wāi zhǔ yì

Crooked idea

歹意 dǎi yì

evil intent / malice

意在沛公 yì zài pèi gōng

Intention to Peigong

注意力 zhù yì lì

attention

心满意足 xīn mǎn yì zú

perfectly contented (idiom) / perfectly satisfied

潜意识 qián yì shí

unconscious mind / subconscious mind / subconsciousness

任意 rèn yì

arbitrary / at will / at random

心烦意乱 xīn fán yì luàn

lit. heart distracted, thoughts in turmoil (idiom); distraught with anxiety

特意 tè yì

specially / intentionally

意犹未尽 yì yóu wèi jìn

to wish to continue sth / to have not fully expressed oneself

心猿意马 xīn yuán yì mǎ

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

意马心猿 yì mǎ xīn yuán

in a restless and jumpy mood / restless and whimsical

玩意儿 wán yì r

erhua variant of 玩意[wan2 yi4]

玩意 wán yì

toy / plaything / thing / act / trick (in a performance, stage show, acrobatics etc)

意兴阑珊 yì xìng lán shān

with flagging interest / fell dispirited / One's interest is worn-out.

意甲 Yì Jiǎ

Serie A, the top division of the Italian football league system

留意 liú yì

to be mindful / to pay attention to / to take note of

麻痹大意 má bì dà yì

unwary / negligent

春意盎然 chūn yì àng rán

Spring is in the air. / Spring is evident everywhere. / Spring is very much in the air. / It's a furious spring.

睡意 shuì yì

sleepiness

示意 shì yì

to hint / to indicate (an idea to sb)

禅意 chán yì

buddhist mood

介意 jiè yì

to care about / to take offense / to mind

笑意 xiào yì

smiling expression

情意绵绵 qíng yì mián mián

everlasting love / very much enamored

醉翁之意不在酒 zuì wēng zhī yì bù zài jiǔ

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

肆意 sì yì

wantonly / recklessly / willfully

主意 zhǔ yi

plan / idea / decision / CL:個|个[ge4] / Beijing pr. [zhu2 yi5]

意义 yì yì

sense / meaning / significance / importance / CL:個|个[ge4]

出乎意料 chū hū yì liào

beyond expectation (idiom); unexpected

乐意 lè yì

to be willing to do sth / to be ready to do sth / to be happy to do sth / content / satisfied

舒意缓 shū yì huǎn

Soothing

蓄意 xù yì

deliberate / premeditated / malice

意蕴 yì yùn

inner meaning / implication / connotation

言简意赅 yán jiǎn yì gāi

concise and comprehensive (idiom)

下意识 xià yì shí

subconscious mind

有意识 yǒu yì shí

conscious

意译 yì yì

meaning (of foreign expression) / translation of the meaning (as opposed to literal translation 直譯|直译) / paraphrase / free translation

诗意 shī yì

poetry / poetic quality or flavor

诚意 chéng yì

sincerity / good faith

How to write 意

Animated Stroke Order of 意

Stroke by Stroke: 意 Writing Order

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Free Printable 意 Handwriting Practice Worksheets

Meaning of 意

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