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意识

意识 yìshí

意识 yìshí Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 4 English Translations of the word 意识 yìshí .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
yìshí | yi4 shi2
English translation
consciousness
awareness
to be aware
to realize

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About 意识 yìshí

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Traditional form

意識

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
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Etymology of 意识 yìshí

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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
shí

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. yán represents the meaning and zhǐ represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

zhǐ

Semantic compound

yán

Positional decomposition

讠只

Number of Strokes

7

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Example sentences using 意识 yìshí

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Shǐ tǎn 有意识 yǒu yì shí de 露出 lù chū le fēn 威胁 wēixié de kǒu .

Stanley said, trying to edge some menace into his voice.

意识 yìshí dào 医生 yīshēng zài 告诫 gàojiè 戒酒 jiè jiǔ .

He realized that his doctor was warning him off drink.

意识 yìshí dào zǒu le ràng 人心 rén xīn xiàng Dāo zhā le 一样 yīyàng .

The realisation that she was gone was like a knife thrust.

啊呀 ā yā , 糟糕 zāogāo . ” xiǎng , 意识 yìshí dào 自己 zìjǐ 这个 zhè ge 惊喜 jīng xǐ gěi 破坏 pòhuài diào le .

'Oops, that's torn it,'she thought, as she realized she'd ruined the surprise.

艾希礼 lèng ,思嘉马上 mǎshàng 意识 yìshí dào 这些 zhè xiē huà 妥当 tuǒdang .

He winced and she knew she had said the wrong thing.

意识 yìshí Decomposition

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意识 yìshí Compounds

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