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意
yì
1. idea
2. meaning
3. thought
4. to think
5. wish
6. desire
7. intention
8. to expect
9. to anticipate
Very Common • Top 0% ✏️ 13 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

意
yì
thought, idea, opinion; desire, wish; meaning, intention
HSK 2 13 丶

Compound Words (20)

意即
yìjí
which means
意会
yìhuì
to sense
恶意
èyì
malice
意中
yìzhōng
according with one's wish or expectation
意外
yìwài
unexpected
HSK 5
意料
yìliào
to anticipate
HSK 6
天意
tiānyì
providence
情意
qíngyì
friendly regard
写意
xièyì
enjoyable
意识
yìshí
consciousness
HSK 6
意向
yìxiàng
intention
HSK 6
意境
yìjìng
artistic mood or conception
意念
yìniàn
idea
意指
yìzhǐ
to mean
善意
shànyì
goodwill
在意
zàiyì
to care about
HSK 6
恣意
zìyì
without restraint
悔意
huǐyì
remorse
失意
shīyì
disappointed
如意
rúyì
as one wants

Example Sentences (1)

这可能是因为工作太忙，忙得没时间跟别人见面，累得不愿意和别人多说话。
Zhè kěnéng shì yīnwèi gōngzuò tài máng, máng de méi shíjiān gēn bié rén jiànmiàn, lèi de bú yuànyì hé bié rén duō shuōhuà.
This may be because work is too busy, so busy that there’s no time to meet others, and so tired that they don’t want to talk much with others.
Text 4

Alternate Entries

意
Yì
Italy / Italian / abbr. for [[意大利<Yìdàlì>]]

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
2
Character Frequency Rank
103
Word Frequency Rank
231 of 84,292