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主意 (zhǔ yi): Idea (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

主 • zhǔ • master, host, main, primary
zhǔ主

master, host, main, primary

意 • yi • thought, idea, meaning, intention
yi意

thought, idea, meaning, intention

Word Info

Pinyinzhǔ yi
Meaningidea
Characters2
SyntaxNoun

HSK 4 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 主意.

  • 词语cí yǔwords and expressions
  • 房东fáng dōnglandlord/landlady
  • 打印dǎ yìnprint
  • 海洋hǎi yángocean
  • 抱歉bào qiànapologise
  • 发生fā shēnghappen
  • 到底dào dǐin the end
  • 不得不bù dé bùto have to
  • 观众guān zhòngaudience
  • 后悔hòu huǐto regret
  • 部分bù fenpart; section; portion
  • 错误cuò wùerror; mistake
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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 主意.

Words with 主
  • 主要zhǔ yàomainly
  • 主人zhǔ rénowner
  • 主任zhǔ rèndirector
  • 主动
zhǔ dòng
take the initiative
  • 主席zhǔ xíchairperson
  • 主张zhǔ zhāngclaim; assertionl; proposal
  • 主持zhǔ chítake charge of; manage; direct
  • 主观zhǔ guānsubjective
    • Words with 意
    • 意思yì simeaning
    • 有意思yǒu yì siinteresting
    • 没意思méi yì siboring
    • 不好意思bù hǎo yì sito feel embarrassed
    • 同意tóng yìto agree
    • 愿意yuàn yìwilling
    • 注意zhù yìtake note of
    • 满意mǎn yìpleased; satisfied
    4.

    How to Use 主意 in Sentences

    Measure Word + Nounwith个
    yí一
    gè个
    zhǔ主
    yi意
    neutral
    an idea
    Verb + Object
    chū出
    zhǔ主
    yi意
    neutral
    come up with an idea
    Adjective + Nounwith好
    hǎo好
    zhǔ主
    yi意
    neutral
    5.

    Example Sentences with 主意

    zhè这
    ge个
    zhǔ主
    yi意
    tīng听
    qǐ起
    ná拿
    zhǔ主
    yi意
    neutral
    make a decision
    gǎi改
    biàn变
    zhǔ主
    yi意
    neutral
    change one's mind
    good idea
    lái来
    hěn很
    bú不
    cuò错
    。
    This idea sounds very good.
    zài在
    huì会
    yì议
    shàng上
    ，
    tā他
    tí提
    chū出
    de的
    nà那
    ge个
    zhǔ主
    yi意
    huò获
    dé得
    le了
    dà大
    jiā家
    de的
    yí一
    zhì致
    rèn认
    kě可
    。
    The idea he proposed at the meeting received unanimous approval from everyone.
    tā他
    hěn很
    kuài快
    xiǎng想
    chū出
    le了
    yí一
    gè个
    zhǔ主
    yi意
    lái来
    jiě解
    jué决
    wèn问
    tí题
    。
    He quickly came up with an idea to solve the problem.
    wǒ我
    yuán原
    běn本
    de的
    zhǔ主
    yi意
    bèi被
    zhèng证
    míng明
    shì是
    wán完
    quán全
    xíng行
    bù不
    tōng通
    de的
    。
    My original idea was proven to be completely unworkable.
    zhōu周
    mò末
    qù去
    lù露
    yíng营
    ？
    zhè这
    zhēn真
    shi是
    gè个
    bú不
    cuò错
    de的
    zhǔ主
    yi意
    ，
    wǒ我
    men们
    kě可
    yǐ以
    fàng放
    sōng松
    yí一
    xià下
    。
    Going camping this weekend? That's a really good idea; we can relax a bit.