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Meaning of 意

Pinyin yì

Radical

音

Strokes

Definition

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

Usage

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意 [yì] [名] 【本义】: 心志。心意 1. 心思: emotion; feelings. (Examples: 意思, 意见, 意义, 意味, 意念, 意志) 2. 心愿，愿望: wish; desire. (Examples: 意愿, 愿意, 意向, 意图, 意皆, 好意, "醉翁之意不在酒") 3. 人或事物流露的情态: the manifestation or expression of people or things; sentiment. (Examples: 春意, 诗意, 惬意, 情意, 意境) 4. 料想，猜想: to guess or speculate. (Examples: 意料, 意想, 意外) 意 [yì] [动] 1. 思念;放在心上: to miss; to keep in mind. 2. 意料;猜测: to anticipate; to expect. 3. 怀疑: to doubt. (The following are more detailed meanings and usages): 1. 同本义 ([En.] meaning; idea) 2. 意志;愿望。亦引申为志向 ([En.] desire; intention; will) 3. 胸怀;内心 ([En.] heart) 4. 情意;感情 ([En.] affection; emotion) 5. 意气;气势 ([En.] will and spirit) 6. 意图 ([En.] intention) 7. 神情、态度 ([En.] expression; manner) 引: 1. 《说文》：意，志也。 2. 《春秋繁露·循天之道》：心之所谓意。 3. 《史记·项羽本纪》：今者项庄拔剑舞，其意常在沛公也。 4. 汉·贾谊《过秦论》：通其意。 5. 晋·陶渊明《饮酒》：中有真意。 6. 明·魏禧《大铁椎传》：不快我意。 7. 清·徐珂《清稗类钞·战事类》：无意则已。 8. 《齐民要术》：蔡伦立意造纸。 9. 宋·欧阳修《醉翁亭记》：醉翁之意不在酒。 10. 清·薛福成《观巴黎油画记》：其意深长。例: 又如: 文章大意; 词不达意。亦指念头，想法。如: 意投道合(心意投合，志向一致); 意故(意思，缘故); 意定(认定); 意头(心意; 想法); 意马(意念的马。比喻意念像野马般奔驰，难以驾驭)。意志;愿望。亦引申为志向 ([En.] desire; intention; will) 引: 1. 《管子·君臣下》：明君在上，便僻不能食其意。例: 又如: 意缓心劳(冀求不执着; 三心二意); 意足心满(非常满足); 意树(喻意念。佛教认为人的一切善果、恶果都由意念所生); 意宪(意志，意思); 意望(愿望，希望)。胸怀;内心 ([En.] heart) 引: 1. 《云门颂》：除尔贪图，祗慎意业。例: 又如: 意业(佛教语。指内心的贪、淫、痴等心理行为); 意气超迈(器宇轩昂，抱负远大); 意概(气概，胸怀); 意会(内心领会)。情意;感情 ([En.] affection; emotion) 引: 1. 宋·欧阳修《醉翁亭记》：醉翁之意不在酒，在乎山水之间也。 2. 《聊斋志异》：久之，目似瞑，意暇甚。例: 又如: 意蕊横飞(非常高兴); 意得过(过意得去); 意孜孜(情意缠绵); 意不过(情意上过不去); 意分(交情，情分); 意好(感情); 意孜孜(情意缠绵貌); 意性(情态); 意情(情意)。意气;气势 ([En.] will and spirit) 引: 1. 《世说新语·雅量》：意色举止，不异于常。例: 又如: 意大(傲慢); 意小(小气，气量小); 意局(气度); 意脉(气质; 情态); 意量(气度); 意貌(神色); 意调(意境); 意界(意境，境界)。意图 ([En.] intention) 引: 1. 《楚辞》：用君之心，行君之意。 2. 《聊斋志异·狼三则》：一狼洞其中，意将隧入以攻其后也。神情、态度 ([En.] expression; manner) 引: 1. 《聊斋志异·狼三则》：其一犬坐于前。久之，目似瞑，意暇甚。 2. 《虞初新志·秋声诗自序》：意少舒。动: 1. 思念;放在心上 ([En.] miss)。例: 如: 意悬悬(忐忑不安; 提心吊胆); 意悬(挂念); 意顾(挂念)。 2. 意料;猜测 ([En.] anticipate; expect). 引: 1. 《管子·小问》：而小人善意。臣意之也。 2. 《玉台新咏·古诗为焦仲卿妻作》：何意致不厚。 3. 宋·文天祥《指南录·后序》：意北亦尚可以。 4. 《聊斋志异·促织》：当其为里正、受扑责时，岂意其至此哉? 5. 清·周容《芋老人传》：不意作缘。 6. 蔡元培《图画》：多以意构。例: 又如: 意定(猜定); 意度(揣测; 设想)。 3. 怀疑 ([En.] doubt). 引: 1. 《汉书·梁孝王武传》：于是天子意梁。例: 又如: 意意似似(意意思思。犹犹豫豫; 吞吞吐吐); 意疑(怀疑); 意忌(疑忌)。

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)

有意思 yǒu yì si

interesting / meaningful / enjoyable / fun

恶意 è yì

malice / evil intention

愿意 yuàn yì

to wish / to want / ready / willing (to do sth)

注意 zhù yì

to take note of / to pay attention to

故意 gù yì

deliberately / on purpose

满意 mǎn yì

satisfied / pleased / to one's satisfaction

意识 yì shí

consciousness / awareness / to be aware / to realize

生意 shēng yì

life force / vitality

心意 xīn yì

regard / kindly feelings / intention

有意 yǒu yì

to intend / intentionally / interested in

随意 suí yì

as one wishes / according to one's wishes / at will / voluntary / conscious

意愿 yì yuàn

aspiration / wish (for) / desire

心慌意乱 xīn huāng yì luàn

confused / rattled / flustered

心灰意懒 xīn huī yì lǎn

discouraged / downhearted

执意 zhí yì

to be determined to / to insist on

授意 shòu yì

to inspire / to incite

决意 jué yì

to be determined

凉意 liáng yì

a slight chill

意杨 yì yáng

Italian poplar

敌意 dí yì

enmity / hostility

敬意 jìng yì

respect / tribute

无意 wú yì

inadvertent / accidental / to have no intention of (doing sth)

旨意 zhǐ yì

decree / order

意旨 yì zhǐ

will / intention / wish

暖意 nuǎn yì

warmth

柔情蜜意 róu qíng mì yì

Tenderness

做生意 zuò shēng yì

to do business

倦意 juàn yì

weariness / tiredness / sleepiness

意欲 yì yù

purpose / plan / conation / intend / mean

歉意 qiàn yì

apology / regret

歪主意 wāi zhǔ yì

Crooked idea

歹意 dǎi yì

evil intent / malice

意在沛公 yì zài pèi gōng

Intention to Peigong

注意力 zhù yì lì

attention

心满意足 xīn mǎn yì zú

perfectly contented (idiom) / perfectly satisfied

潜意识 qián yì shí

unconscious mind / subconscious mind / subconsciousness

任意 rèn yì

arbitrary / at will / at random

心烦意乱 xīn fán yì luàn

lit. heart distracted, thoughts in turmoil (idiom); distraught with anxiety

特意 tè yì

specially / intentionally

意犹未尽 yì yóu wèi jìn

to wish to continue sth / to have not fully expressed oneself

心猿意马 xīn yuán yì mǎ

lit. heart like a frisky monkey, mind like a cantering horse (idiom); fig. capricious (derog.) / to have ants in one's pants / hyperactive / adventurous and uncontrollable

意马心猿 yì mǎ xīn yuán

in a restless and jumpy mood / restless and whimsical

玩意儿 wán yì r

erhua variant of 玩意[wan2 yi4]

玩意 wán yì

toy / plaything / thing / act / trick (in a performance, stage show, acrobatics etc)

意兴阑珊 yì xìng lán shān

with flagging interest / fell dispirited / One's interest is worn-out.

意甲 Yì Jiǎ

Serie A, the top division of the Italian football league system

留意 liú yì

to be mindful / to pay attention to / to take note of

麻痹大意 má bì dà yì

unwary / negligent

春意盎然 chūn yì àng rán

Spring is in the air. / Spring is evident everywhere. / Spring is very much in the air. / It's a furious spring.

睡意 shuì yì

sleepiness

示意 shì yì

to hint / to indicate (an idea to sb)

禅意 chán yì

buddhist mood

介意 jiè yì

to care about / to take offense / to mind

笑意 xiào yì

smiling expression

情意绵绵 qíng yì mián mián

everlasting love / very much enamored

醉翁之意不在酒 zuì wēng zhī yì bù zài jiǔ

wine-lover's heart is not in the cup (idiom); a drinker not really interested in alcohol / having an ulterior motive / to have other things in mind / with an ax to grind / accomplishing something besides what one set out to do

肆意 sì yì

wantonly / recklessly / willfully

主意 zhǔ yi

plan / idea / decision / CL:個|个[ge4] / Beijing pr. [zhu2 yi5]

意义 yì yì

sense / meaning / significance / importance / CL:個|个[ge4]

出乎意料 chū hū yì liào

beyond expectation (idiom); unexpected

乐意 lè yì

to be willing to do sth / to be ready to do sth / to be happy to do sth / content / satisfied

舒意缓 shū yì huǎn

Soothing

蓄意 xù yì

deliberate / premeditated / malice

意蕴 yì yùn

inner meaning / implication / connotation

言简意赅 yán jiǎn yì gāi

concise and comprehensive (idiom)

下意识 xià yì shí

subconscious mind

有意识 yǒu yì shí

conscious

意译 yì yì

meaning (of foreign expression) / translation of the meaning (as opposed to literal translation 直譯|直译) / paraphrase / free translation

诗意 shī yì

poetry / poetic quality or flavor

诚意 chéng yì

sincerity / good faith