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Definitions

  1. 1. idea
  2. 2. meaning
  3. 3. thought
  4. 4. to think
  5. 5. wish
  6. 6. desire
  7. 7. intention
  8. 8. to expect
  9. 9. to anticipate

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Words Containing 意

一心一意
yī xīn yī yì

concentrating one's thoughts and efforts

下意识
xià yì shí

subconscious mind

不好意思
bù hǎo yì si

to feel embarrassed

不经意
bù jīng yì

not paying attention

主意
zhǔ yi

plan

介意
jiè yì

to care about

任意
rèn yì

any

做生意
zuò shēng yì

to do business

全心全意
quán xīn quán yì

heart and soul

出主意
chū zhǔ yi

to come up with ideas

出人意料
chū rén yì liào

unexpected (idiom)

刻意
kè yì

intentionally; deliberately; purposely

创意
chuàng yì

creative

同意
tóng yì

to agree

善意
shàn yì

goodwill

在意
zài yì

to care about

执意
zhí yì

to be determined to

大意
dà yì

general idea

大意
dà yi

careless

好意
hǎo yì

good intention

如意
rú yì

as one wants; according to one's wishes

寓意
yù yì

moral (of a story)

得意
dé yì
心意
xīn yì

intention

恶意
è yì

malice

意向
yì xiàng

intention

意味着
yì wèi zhe

to signify

意图
yì tú

intent

意外
yì wài

unexpected

意志
yì zhì

will; willpower; determination

意思
yì si

idea

意想不到
yì xiǎng bù dào

unexpected

意料
yì liào

to anticipate; to expect

意料之外
yì liào zhī wài

contrary to expectation

意义
yì yì

sense

意见
yì jiàn

idea

意识
yì shí

consciousness

意愿
yì yuàn

aspiration

故意
gù yì

deliberately; on purpose

敬意
jìng yì

respect; esteem; high regard

会意
huì yì

combined ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书[liù shū] of forming Chinese characters)

有意
yǒu yì

to intend

有意思
yǒu yì si

interesting

本意
běn yì
乐意
lè yì

to be willing to do sth

歉意
qiàn yì

apology

民意
mín yì

public opinion

没意思
méi yì si

boring

注意
zhù yì

to take note of; to pay attention to

满意
mǎn yì

satisfied

无意
wú yì

inadvertent

特意
tè yì

specially

生意
shēng yì

life force

生意
shēng yi

business

用意
yòng yì

intention

留意
liú yì

to be mindful

示意
shì yì

to hint

称心如意
chèn xīn rú yì

(idiom) after one's own heart; gratifying; satisfactory; everything one could wish

粗心大意
cū xīn dà yì

negligent

诚心诚意
chéng xīn chéng yì

earnestly and sincerely (idiom); with all sincerity

诚意
chéng yì

sincerity; good faith

过意不去
guò yì bù qù

to feel very apologetic

随意
suí yì

as one wishes

愿意
yuàn yì

to wish

一意孤行
yī yì gū xíng

obstinately clinging to one's course (idiom)

一意
yī yì

focus

三大纪律八项注意
sān dà jì lǜ bā xiàng zhù yì

the Three Rules of Discipline and Eight Points for Attention, a military doctrine issued in 1928 by Mao Zedong for the Red Army, which included a number of injunctions demanding high standards of behavior and respect for civilians during wartime

三心二意
sān xīn èr yì

in two minds about sth (idiom)

不中意
bù zhòng yì

not to one's liking

不以为意
bù yǐ wéi yì

not to mind

不在意
bù zài yì

to pay no attention to

不如人意
bù rú rén yì

leaving much to be desired

不意
bù yì

unexpectedly

不怀好意
bù huái hǎo yì

to harbor evil designs

不注意
bù zhù yì

thoughtless

不满意
bù mǎn yì

dissatisfied

不经意间
bù jīng yì jiān

without paying attention

不过意
bù guò yì

to be sorry; to feel apologetic

不随意
bù suí yì

unconscious

不随意肌
bù suí yì jī

involuntary muscle

中意
zhōng yì

Sino-Italian

中意
zhòng yì

to take one's fancy; to be to one's liking

中日韩统一表意文字
zhōng rì hán tǒng yī biǎo yì wén zì

China Japan Korea (CJK) unified ideographs

了无新意
liǎo wú xīn yì

unoriginal

交通意外
jiāo tōng yì wài

traffic accident

人意
rén yì

people's expectations

令人满意
lìng rén mǎn yì

satisfying

任意球
rèn yì qiú

free kick

来意
lái yì

one's purpose in coming

依撒意亚
yī sā yì yà

Isaiah

信意
xìn yì

at will

值得注意
zhí de zhù yì

notable

假意
jiǎ yì

hypocrisy

元语言学意识
yuán yǔ yán xué yì shí

metalinguistic awareness

内涵意义
nèi hán yì yì

(semantics) connotative meaning

公众意见
gōng zhòng yì jiàn

public opinion

出乎意外
chū hū yì wài

beyond expectation (idiom); unexpected

出乎意料
chū hū yì liào

beyond expectation (idiom); unexpected

出人意外
chū rén yì wài

turned out other than expected (idiom); unexpected

出人意表
chū rén yì biǎo

to exceed all expectations

出其不意
chū qí bù yì

to do sth when least expected (idiom); to catch sb off guard

出其不意,攻其不备
chū qí bù yì , gōng qí bù bèi

to catch an enemy off guard with a surprise attack (idiom, from Sunzi's \The Art of War\ 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[sūn zǐ bīng fǎ])

刻意求工
kè yì qiú gōng

assiduous and painstaking

刻意为之
kè yì wéi zhī

to make a conscious effort

前意识
qián yì shí

preconscious

加意
jiā yì

paying special care

千里送鹅毛,礼轻人意重
qiān lǐ sòng é máo , lǐ qīng rén yì zhòng

goose feather sent from afar, a slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.

千里送鹅毛,礼轻情意重
qiān lǐ sòng é máo , lǐ qīng qíng yì zhòng

goose feather sent from afar, a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it (idiom); It's not the gift that counts, but the thought behind it.

原意
yuán yì

original meaning

句法意识
jù fǎ yì shí

syntactic awareness

只可意会,不可言传
zhǐ kě yì huì , bù kě yán chuán

can be understood, but not described (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[zhuāng zǐ]); mysterious and subtle

可以意会,不可言传
kě yǐ yì huì , bù kě yán chuán

can be understood, but not described (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[zhuāng zǐ]); mysterious and subtle

可心如意
kě xīn rú yì

see 稱心如意|称心如意[chèn xīn rú yì]

合意
hé yì

to suit one's taste

含意
hán yì

meaning

唯意志论
wéi yì zhì lùn

voluntarism

善意的谎言
shàn yì de huǎng yán

white lie

善解人意
shàn jiě rén yì

to be good at understanding others (idiom)

单意
dān yì

unambiguous

回心转意
huí xīn zhuǎn yì

to change one's mind (idiom)

够意思
gòu yì si

wonderful

大意失荆州
dà yi shī jīng zhōu

lit. to lose Jingzhou due to carelessness (idiom)

天意
tiān yì

providence

失意
shī yì

disappointed; frustrated

好意思
hǎo yì si

to have the nerve

如意套
rú yì tào

(dialect) condom

如意算盘
rú yì suàn pán

counting one's chickens before they are hatched

如意郎君
rú yì láng jūn

ideal husband; Mr. Right

安闲随意
ān xián suí yì

leisurely and free (idiom); carefree and at ease

密切注意
mì qiè zhù yì

to pay close attention (to sth)

寒意
hán yì

a nip in the air

寓意深远
yù yì shēn yuǎn

the implied message is deep (idiom); having deep implications

寓意深长
yù yì shēn cháng

to have profound import (idiom); to be deeply significant

实意
shí yì

sincere

写意
xiě yì

to suggest (rather than depict in detail)

写意
xiè yì

comfortable

写意画
xiě yì huà

freehand drawing or painting in traditional Chinese style

专心一意
zhuān xīn yī yì

to concentrate on

专意
zhuān yì

deliberately

尊意
zūn yì

(honorific) your respected opinion

小意思
xiǎo yì si

small token

小玩意
xiǎo wán yì

gadget

尬意
gà yì

to prefer

属意
zhǔ yì

to set one's heart on

差强人意
chā qiáng rén yì

(idiom) just passable

引人注意
yǐn rén zhù yì

to attract attention

弦外之意
xián wài zhī yì

see 弦外之音[xián wài zhī yīn]

形意拳
xíng yì quán

Xingyiquan (Chinese martial art)

得意忘形
dé yì wàng xíng

so pleased as to lose one's sense of measure

得意洋洋
dé yì yáng yáng

joyfully satisfied

得意门生
dé yì mén shēng

favorite pupil

德意志
dé yì zhì

Deutschland; Germany

德意志学术交流中心
dé yì zhì xué shù jiāo liú zhōng xīn

German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)

德意志民主共和国
dé yì zhì mín zhǔ gòng hé guó

German Democratic Republic (East Germany), 1945-1990

德意志联邦共和国
dé yì zhì lián bāng gòng hé guó

Federal Republic of Germany

德意志银行
dé yì zhì yín háng

Deutsche Bank

心慌意乱
xīn huāng yì luàn

confused

心满意足
xīn mǎn yì zú

perfectly contented (idiom)

心灰意冷
xīn huī yì lěng

discouraged

心灰意懒
xīn huī yì lǎn

discouraged

心烦意乱
xīn fán yì luàn

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

心猿意马
xīn yuán yì mǎ

lit. heart like a frisky monkey, mind like a cantering horse (idiom); fig. capricious (derog.)

志得意满
zhì dé yì mǎn

fully content with one's achievements (idiom)

快意
kuài yì

pleased

思想意识
sī xiǎng yì shí

consciousness

恣意
zì yì

without restraint

恣意妄为
zì yì wàng wéi

to behave unscrupulously

恣意行乐
zì yì xíng lè

to abandon restraint and have a fling (idiom)

恨意
hèn yì

rancor

悔意
huǐ yì

remorse

情意
qíng yì

friendly regard; affection

情投意合
qíng tóu yì hé

(idiom) to have an affinity with each other; to find each other congenial

恶意中伤
è yì zhòng shāng

to slander maliciously

恶意代码
è yì dài mǎ

malicious code (e.g. virus)

恶意软件
è yì ruǎn jiàn

malware (computing)

惹人注意
rě rén zhù yì

to attract attention

意下如何
yì xià rú hé

how about it?

意中
yì zhōng

according with one's wish or expectation

意中事
yì zhōng shì

sth that is expected or wished for

意中人
yì zhōng rén

sweetheart

意即
yì jí

which means

意向书
yì xiàng shū

letter of intent (LOI) (commerce)

意味
yì wèi

meaning

意味深长
yì wèi shēn cháng

profound

意境
yì jìng

artistic mood or conception

意外事故
yì wài shì gù

accident

意大利
yì dà lì

Italy

意大利人
yì dà lì rén

Italian person

意大利直面
yì dà lì zhí miàn

spaghetti

意大利语
yì dà lì yǔ

Italian (language)

意大利青瓜
yì dà lì qīng guā

zucchini

意大利面
yì dà lì miàn

spaghetti

意存笔先,画尽意在
yì cún bǐ xiān , huà jìn yì zài

the idea is present before the first stroke of the brush, when the last stroke is placed the idea shines through

意式奶冻
yì shì nǎi dòng

panna cotta

意式浓缩咖啡
yì shì nóng suō kā fēi

espresso

意志力
yì zhì lì

willpower

意念
yì niàn

idea

意念移物
yì niàn yí wù

telekinesis

意思意思
yì sī yì sī

to do a little something as a token of one's appreciation

意态
yì tài

bearing