有意思

yǒu yì si

HSK 2.0 Level 3 HSK 3.0 Level 2 Adjective Very common

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Definitions

1. interesting
2. meaningful
3. enjoyable
4. fun

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 无聊 wú liáo 无聊 wú liáo bored 指事物单调乏味，缺乏趣味，如“这个电影很无聊”。: bored
• 没意思 méi yì si 没意思 méi yì si boring 直接否定“有意思”，表示不有趣或没意义，如“这游戏没意思”。: boring

Synonyms

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• 有趣 yǒu qù 有趣 yǒu qù interesting 指事物令人觉得好玩或吸引人，如“这个故事真有趣”。: interesting

Usage notes

Common mistakes

不要混淆“有意思”和“兴趣”。“有意思”形容事物本身有趣，“兴趣”是人对事物的喜好。比如可以说“我对中国文化有兴趣”，不能说“中国文化对我有兴趣”。

Formality

“有意思”在正式场合较少用于描述严肃话题，如学术报告里可能用“有意义的”或“具有启发性”代替。

Example Sentences

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这本书很 有意思 。

This book is very interesting.

今天的节目很 有意思 。

Today's program is very interesting.

老师推荐了一本很 有意思 的书。

The teacher recommended a very interesting book.

这个电影的情节很 有意思 。

The plot of this movie is very interesting.

这部电影片子很 有意思 。

This movie is very interesting.

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Words Containing 有意思

• 没有意思 没有意思 méi yǒu yì si: boring

Child Words of 有意思

• 意思 意思 yì si: idea
• 有 有 yǒu: to have; there is
• 有意 有意 yǒu yì: to intend
• 思 思 sī: to think
• 意 意 yì: idea