有意

yǒu yì

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Common

Definitions

1. to intend
2. intentionally
3. interested in

Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 无意 wú yì 无意 wú yì inadvertent opposite of intentionally: inadvertent

Register variants

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• 有心 yǒu xīn 有心 yǒu xīn to have a mind to more colloquial variant meaning intentionally or having a mind to: to have a mind to

Related words

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• 特意 tè yì 特意 tè yì specially specially; for a particular purpose: specially

Synonyms

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• 故意 gù yì 故意 gù yì deliberately; on purpose both mean intentionally: deliberately; on purpose

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)

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Words Containing 有意

• 有意思 有意思 yǒu yì si: interesting
• 有意栽花花不发，无心插柳柳成阴 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 有意无意 yǒu yì wú yì: intentionally or otherwise
• 有意义 有意义 yǒu yì yì: to make sense
• 有意识 有意识 yǒu yì shí: conscious
• 没有意思 没有意思 méi yǒu yì si: boring
• 没有意义 没有意义 méi yǒu yì yì: not to have any meaning
• 落花有意，流水无情 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 有 yǒu: to have; there is
• 意 意 yì: idea