(yì sī) - meaning, idea, interest in Mandarin
yìsīTraditional: 意思
HSK 2
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Translation
meaning, idea, interest
Word origin
A compound of 意 (yì, 'meaning, intention') and 思 (sī, 'to think'), giving 'meaning, idea'. 意 combines 音 (yīn, 'sound') over 心 (xīn, 'heart'); 思 combines a head element over 心 (xīn, 'heart'), the seat of thought.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 意 (yì, 'meaning'; 音 sound + 心 heart) + 思 (sī, 'to think'; + 心 heart)
Stroke order
意
思
Examples
？
What does this mean?
…
What I mean is...
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This is very interesting.
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He has no inclination to continue the discussion.
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This game is really boring.
意思 (yì sī) means meaning, idea, interest. It is used as a noun in everyday Mandarin speech.
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