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意思
yìsi
1. idea
2. opinion
3. meaning
4. wish
5. desire
6. interest
7. fun
8. token of appreciation, affection etc
9. CL:[[個|个<gè>]]
10. to give as a small token
11. to do sth as a gesture of goodwill etc
HSK 2 Very Common • Top 0%

Example Sentences (4)

人们常说“一分钱一分货”,意思是东西的质量和价格有很大的关系,也可以说“便宜没好货,好货不便宜”,一般情况下,你花的钱越多,买的东西也就越好。
Rénmen cháng shuō "yì fēn qián yì fēn huò", yìsi shì dōngxi de zhìliàng hé jiàgé yǒu hěn dà de guānxi, yě kěyǐ shuō "piányi méi hǎo huò, hǎo huò bù piányi", yìbān qíngkuàng xià, nǐ huā de qián yuè duō, mǎi de dōngxi yě jiù yuè hǎo.
People often say "you get what you pay for", meaning that the quality of something is closely related to its price. You can also say "cheap isn't good; good isn't cheap". In general, the more money you spend, the better the things you buy.
Text 5
看电视有什么意思啊?
Kàn diànshì yǒu shénme yìsi a?
What's the point of watching TV?
Text 3
是啊,我觉得听和说还可以,读和写不好,很多字我都不知道什么意思。
Shì a, wǒ juéde tīng hé shuō hái kěyǐ, dú hé xiě bù hǎo, hěn duō zì wǒ dōu bù zhīdào shénme yìsi.
Yeah, I think listening and speaking are okay, but reading and writing are not good. I don't know what many characters mean.
Text 3
写得不错,除了这个句子意思有些不清楚以外,其他都没什么问题。
Xiě de búcuò, chúle zhège jùzi yìsi yǒuxiē bù qīngchu yǐwài, qítā dōu méi shénme wèntí.
Well written, except that the meaning of this sentence is a bit unclear; otherwise, everything else is fine.
Text 1

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Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
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