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意思 (yì si): Meaning, Examples & Usage | HSK 2

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意思 (yì si): Meaning (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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2.

Character Breakdown

意思 consists of 2 characters.

thought, idea, meaning, intention

to think, to consider

Word Info

Pinyinyì si

Meaningmeaning

Characters2

HSK 2.0Level 2

HSK 3.0Level 2

SyntaxNoun

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More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 意思.

教室jiào shìclassroom
羊肉yáng ròumutton
跳舞tiào wǔto dance
报纸bào zhǐnewspaper
考试kǎo shìexamination
旅游lǚ yóutourism
游泳yóu yǒngswimming
希望xī wànghope; wish
为什么wèi shén mewhy?
弟弟dì diyounger brother
开始kāi shǐto begin
说话shuō huàspeak

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Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 意思.

Words with 意

有意思yǒu yì siHSK 2
没意思méi yì siHSK 2
不好意思bù hǎo yì siHSK 2
同意tóng yìHSK 3
愿意yuàn yìHSK 3
注意zhù yìHSK 3

满意

mǎn yì

HSK 3

主意zhǔ yiHSK 4

Words with 思

有意思yǒu yì siHSK 2
没意思méi yì siHSK 2
不好意思bù hǎo yì siHSK 2
思想sī xiǎngHSK 5
思考sī kǎoHSK 5
反思fǎn sīHSK 6
思念sī niànHSK 6
思索sī suǒHSK 6

3.

How to Use 意思 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 意思 with other words naturally.

Measure Word + Nounwith个

yī一

gè个

yì意

si思

neutral

one meaning

Adjective + Nounwith什么

shén什

me么

yì意

si思

Idiomwith好

bù不

hǎo好

yì意

si思

Verb + Objectwith有

yǒu有

yì意

si思

neutral

interesting

4.

Example Sentences with 意思

zhè这

ge个

cí词

shì是

shén什

me么

yì意

si

neutral

what does it mean

neutral

sorry / embarrassed

思

？

What does this word mean?

zhè这

ge个

hàn汉

zì字

shì是

shén什

me么

yì意

si思

？

What is the meaning of this Chinese character?

wǒ我

bú不

tài太

míng明

bái白

nǐ你

de的

yì意

sī思

。

I don't quite understand what you mean.

zhè这

fèn份

wén文

jiàn件

de的

yì意

sī思

hěn很

qīng清

chǔ楚

。

The meaning of this document is very clear.

tā他

de的

yì意

si思

shì是

wǒ我

men们

yīng应

gāi该

zǎo早

diǎn点

chū出

fā发

。

He means that we should leave early.

tā他

shuō说

huà话

méi没

yǒu有

bù不

hǎo好

de的

yì意

sī思

。

He didn't mean anything bad by what he said.

nǐ你

míng明

bái白

zhè这

jù句

huà话

de的

yì意

sī思

ma吗

？

Do you understand the meaning of this sentence?

wǒ我

sòng送

nǐ你

lǐ礼

wù物

zhǐ只

shì是

biǎo表

dá达

yì一

diǎn点

xīn心

yì意

，

méi没

yǒu有

bié别

de的

yì意

si思

。

I gave you a gift just to express my feelings, with no other intentions.

zhè这

ge个

xiào笑

huà话

de的

yì意

sī思

hěn很

yǒu有

qù趣

。

The meaning of this joke is very interesting.