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有意

yǒu yì
HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Common

Definitions

  1. 1. to intend
  2. 2. intentionally
  3. 3. interested in

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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无意
wú yì

inadvertent

opposite of intentionally

Register variants

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有心
yǒu xīn

to have a mind to

more colloquial variant meaning intentionally or having a mind to

Related words

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特意
tè yì

specially

specially; for a particular purpose

Synonyms

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故意
gù yì

deliberately; on purpose

both mean intentionally

Usage notes

Collocations

Frequent collocation: 有意无意地 (yǒuyì-wúyì de) meaning intentionally or unintentionally.

Common mistakes

有意 is rarely used with action verbs directly; it often pairs with abstract intentions or shows romantic interest.

Example Sentences

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他 有意 帮我。
He intended to help me.
有意 思。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 4970080)
會 有意 外發生。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 897275)

Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org. AI-generated examples are marked with this icon.

Words Containing 有意

有意思
yǒu yì si

interesting

有意栽花花不发，无心插柳柳成阴
yǒu yì zāi huā huā bù fā , wú xīn chā liǔ liǔ chéng yīn

lit. you plant a garden and the flowers do not bloom, you poke a stick in the mud and it grows into a tree

有意无意
yǒu yì wú yì

intentionally or otherwise

有意义
yǒu yì yì

to make sense

有意识
yǒu yì shí

conscious

没有意思
méi yǒu yì si

boring

没有意义
méi yǒu yì yì

not to have any meaning

落花有意，流水无情
luò huā yǒu yì , liú shuǐ wú qíng

lit. the falling flowers are yearning for love, but the heartless brook ripples on (idiom)

Child Words of 有意

有
yǒu

to have; there is

意
yì

idea