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Information of 意

Pinyin yì

Radical

音

Strokes

13 strokes

Usage

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Definition

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

意 [yì] 名 1. 心思 (thought; mind) 2. 心愿，愿望 (wish; desire) 3. 人或事物流露的情态 (expression of people or things) 4. 料想，猜想 (anticipation; conjecture) 同本义： 1. 同本义 (same original meaning; [En.] meaning; idea) 2. 意志; 愿望。亦引申为志向 (will; intention; also extended to ambition; [En.] desire; intention; will) 3. 胸怀; 内心 (heart; [En.] heart) 4. 情意; 感情 (affection; emotion; [En.] affection; emotion) 5. 意气; 气势 (will and spirit; [En.] will and spirit) 6. 意图 (intention; [En.] intention) 7. 神情、态度 (expression; manner; [En.] expression; manner) 动 1. 思念; 放在心上 (miss; [En.] miss) 2. 意料; 猜测 (anticipate; expect; [En.] anticipate; expect) 3. 怀疑 (doubt; [En.] doubt) 引 1. 《说文》：意，志也 (Shuōwén Jiězì: "Yì, zhì yě.") 2. 《春秋繁露·循天之道》：心之所谓意 (Chūnqiū Fánlù: "What the heart calls 'Yì'.") 3. 《史记·项羽本纪》：今者项庄拔剑舞，其意常在沛公也 (Shǐjì: "Now that Xiàng Zhuāng draws his sword to dance, his mind is always on Péigōng.") 4. 汉· 贾谊《过秦论》：通其意 (Hàn: "Understand its meaning.") 5. 晋· 陶渊明《饮酒》：中有真意 (Jìn: "Contains true meaning.") 6. 明· 魏禧《大铁椎传》：不快我意 (Míng: "Does not please me.") 7. 清· 徐珂《清稗类钞·战事类》：无意则已 (Qīng: "Unless there is intention.") 8. 《齐民要术》：蔡伦立意造纸 (Qímín Yàoshù: "Cai Lun set out to make paper.") 9. 宋· 欧阳修《醉翁亭记》：醉翁之意不在酒 (Sòng: "The drunken man's mind is not in the wine.") 10. 清· 薛福成《观巴黎油画记》：其意深长 (Qīng: "Its meaning is profound.") 例例如: 文章大意; 词不达意 (for example: the main idea of the article; words fail to convey the meaning.) 如: 意投道合 (hearts and intentions match; like-minded); 意故 (meaning; reason); 意定 (decided); 意头 (intention; thought); 意马 (a horse of thought; metaphor for unbridled thoughts.)

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)