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意思

yì si
HSK 2.0 Level 2 HSK 3.0 Level 2

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Definitions

  1. 1. idea
  2. 2. opinion
  3. 3. meaning
  4. 4. wish
  5. 5. desire
  6. 6. interest
  7. 7. fun
  8. 8. token of appreciation, affection etc
  9. 9. to give as a small token
  10. 10. to do sth as a gesture of goodwill etc

Example Sentences

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這有點 意思 。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 6058639)
有 意思 。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 4970080)
SFX 是甚麼 意思 ？
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 459355)

Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.

Words Containing 意思

没有意思
méi yǒu yì si

boring

没意思
méi yì si

boring

有意思
yǒu yì si

interesting

不好意思
bù hǎo yì si

to feel embarrassed

够意思
gòu yì si

wonderful

意思意思
yì sī yì sī

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

好意思
hǎo yì si

to have the nerve

小意思
xiǎo yì si

small token

Child Words of 意思

意
yì

idea

思
sī

to think