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意

yì
HSK 2

“Idea” in Chinese is 意 (yì).

Other characters with the syllable yi: see all 42 →

Meaning

  • bound formidea; thought; meaning; sense
  • bound formintention; feeling; inclination; state of mind
  • bound formItaly (abbr. for 意大利[Yi4 da4 li4])

Example

他们满意了。

They were pleased.

From 满意 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

13 strokes

Words containing 意

故意gùyìdeliberately; on purposeHSK 2满意mǎnyìsatisfiedHSK 2意见yìjiànideaHSK 2意思yìsiideaHSK 2愿意yuànyìto wishHSK 2有意思yǒu yìsiinterestingHSK 2不好意思bù hǎoyìsito feel embarrassedHSK 2生意shēngyilife forceHSK 3

More HSK 2 characters

啊ainterjection of surpriseHSK 2安āncalm; peacefulHSK 2般bānsortHSK 2板bǎnboardHSK 2办bànto take care of (a matter); to deal with (a task, procedure etc); to organize (an event)HSK 2饱bǎoto eat till fullHSK 2报bàoto report; to inform; to announceHSK 2背bèito carry on one's backHSK 2笔bǐwriting brush; writing implement (pen, pencil etc)HSK 2必bìcertainlyHSK 2

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