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意思 yìsi

意思 yìsi Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 13 English Translations of the word 意思 yìsi .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
yìsi | yi4 si5
English translation
idea
opinion
meaning
wish
desire
interest
fun
token of appreciation, affection etc
CL:
>[gè]
to give as a small token
to do sth as a gesture of goodwill etc

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Traditional form

意思 yìsi

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
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Etymology of 意思 yìsi

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Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. xīn represents the meaning and yīn represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

yīn

Semantic compound

xīn

Positional decomposition

音心

Number of Strokes

13

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Thought is associated with the head ( xìn ) and heart ( xīn ). The modern form of the top component looks like Tián (field), but Tián is unrelated.

Positional decomposition

田心

Number of Strokes

9

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Example sentences using 意思 yìsi

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直到 zhí dào 看到这幅 huà de 说明 shuōmíng cái lòng dǒng 意思 yìsi .

I didn't understand the drawing until I read the caption.

不得不 bùdébù dīng zhāo kān hǎo miǎo , xiǎng zhè 到底 dàodǐ shì 什么 shénme 意思 yìsi .

I had to stare at it for several seconds to figure out what it meant.

口齿 kǒu chǐ Qīng ,无法 wú fǎ yǐn dǒng de 意思 yìsi .

His indistinct speech makes it impossible to understand him.

认为 rènwéi 已经 yǐjīng yǐn dǒng shuì de 意思 yìsi le .

He esteemed that he understood what I had said.

zhè cháng 球赛 qiú sài zhēn gòu 意思 yìsi .

That was really a terrific game.

意思 yìsi Decomposition

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意思 yìsi Compounds

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    • zǎi , sāi , , sāi , , xié , sāi , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , sāi
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