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有意
yǒuyì
1. to intend
2. intentionally
3. interested in
Very Common • Top 2%

Character Breakdown

有
yǒu
to have, to own, to possess; to exist
HSK 1 6 丶
意
yì
thought, idea, opinion; desire, wish; meaning, intention
HSK 2 13 丶

Compound Words (10)

有意志
yǒuyìzhì
conscious
有意思
yǒuyìsi
interesting
有意义
yǒuyìyì
to make sense
有意识
yǒuyìshí
conscious
没有意义
méiyǒuyìyì
not to have any meaning
没有意思
méiyǒuyìsi
boring
有意无意
yǒuyìwúyì
intentionally or otherwise
落花有意,流水无情
luòhuāyǒuyì,liúshuǐwúqíng
lit. the falling flowers are yearning for love, but the heartless brook ripples on (idiom)
路上比终点更有意义
lùshangbǐzhōngdiǎngèngyǒuyìyì
The road means more than the destination.
有意栽花花不发,无心插柳柳成阴
yǒuyìzāihuāhuābùfā,wúxīnchāliǔliǔchéngyīn
lit. you plant a garden and the flowers do not bloom, you poke a stick in the mud and it grows into a tree

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