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Chinese dictionary
- 1
n.idea; meaning
意思
meaning
词不达意
the language fails to express the meaning
语意
meaning
- 2
n.desire
中意
be to one's taste
任意
at will
满意
satisfactory
- 3
v.anticipate
意料
anticipate
出其不意
beyond one's range of expectation
意外
accident
- 4
n.same as 意大利
Words and phrases with 意
- 意思[word]meaning; opinion
- 意向性[word]intentionality
- 意见箱[word]suggestion box
- 意志薄弱[word]be infirm of purpose
- 意见[word]idea; objection
- 意欲[word]plan; intention
- 意淫[word]mental masturbation
- 意下[word]idea; mind
- 意料之中[word]as was expected
- 意在言外[idiom]be implicit
- 意料之外[idiom]unexpected
- 意兴阑珊[idiom]fell dispirited
- 意外之财[idiom]pennies from heaven
- 意味深长[idiom]be full of meaning
- 意气相投[idiom]be alike in temperament
- 意气用事[idiom]be swayed by personal feelings
- 意犹未尽[idiom]have not given full expression to one's views
- 意气风发[idiom]daring and energetic
Word usage
- Note"意" is different from "义". "义" means relatively fixed meaning items with strong generality; "意" means meaning, emotion, etc. in a specific language environment.