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Traditional Pīnyīn		English Definition	Simplified HSK
意思 yìsi	意思 \| 意思* \| *意思	idea / opinion / meaning / wish / desire / interest / fun / token of appreciation, affection etc / CL: 個｜个 / to give as a small token / to do sth as a gesture of goodwill etc	HSK 2


不好意思 bùhǎoyìsi	不好意思 \| 不好意思* \| *不好意思	to feel embarrassed / to find it embarrassing / to be sorry (for inconveniencing sb)	HSK 2


意義 yìyì	意義 \| 意義* \| *意義	sense / meaning / significance / importance / CL: 個｜个	意义 HSK 3


主意 zhǔyi	主意 \| 主意* \| *主意	plan / idea / decision / CL: 個｜个 / Beijing pr. [zhu2 yi5]	HSK 3


意見 yìjiàn	意見 \| 意見* \| *意見	idea / opinion / suggestion / objection / complaint / CL: 點｜点, 條｜条	意见 HSK 2


注意 zhùyì	注意 \| 注意* \| *注意	to take note of; to pay attention to	HSK 3


有意思 yǒuyìsi	有意思 \| 有意思* \| *有意思	interesting / meaningful / enjoyable / fun	HSK 2


故意 gùyì	故意 \| 故意* \| *故意	deliberately; on purpose	HSK 2


滿意 mǎnyì	滿意 \| 滿意* \| *滿意	satisfied / pleased / to one's satisfaction	满意 HSK 2


同意 tóngyì	同意 \| 同意* \| *同意	to agree / to consent / to approve	HSK 3


得意 déyì	得意 \| 得意* \| *得意	proud of oneself / pleased with oneself / complacent	HSK 4


意味著 yìwèizhe	意味著 \| 意味著* \| *意味著	to signify / to mean / to imply	意味着 HSK 5


生意 shēngyi	生意 \| 生意* \| *生意	business / CL: 筆｜笔	HSK 3


創意 chuàngyì	創意 \| 創意* \| *創意	creative / creativity	创意 HSK 6


意志 yìzhì	意志 \| 意志* \| *意志	will; willpower; determination	HSK 5


意外 yìwài	意外 \| 意外* \| *意外	unexpected / accident / mishap / CL: 個｜个	HSK 3


做生意 zuòshēngyì	做生意 \| 做生意* \| *做生意	to do business	HSK 7-9


意識 yìshí	意識 \| 意識* \| *意識	consciousness; awareness / (usu. followed by 到) to be aware of; to realize	意识 HSK 5


意想不到 yìxiǎngbùdào	意想不到 \| 意想不到* \| *意想不到	unexpected / previously unimagined	HSK 6


過意不去 guòyìbùqù	過意不去 \| 過意不去* \| *過意不去	to feel very apologetic	过意不去 HSK 7-9


願意 yuànyì	願意 \| 願意* \| *願意	to wish / to want / ready / willing (to do sth)	愿意 HSK 2


意向 yìxiàng	意向 \| 意向* \| *意向	intention / purpose / intent / inclination / disposition	HSK 7-9


任意 rènyì	任意 \| 任意* \| *任意	any / arbitrary / at will / at random	HSK 7-9


善意 shànyì	善意 \| 善意* \| *善意	goodwill / benevolence / kindness	HSK 7-9


隨意 suíyì	隨意 \| 隨意* \| *隨意	as one wishes / according to one's wishes / at will / voluntary / conscious	随意 HSK 5


敬意 jìngyì	敬意 \| 敬意* \| *敬意	respect; esteem; high regard	HSK 7-9


一心一意 yīxīnyīyì	一心一意 \| 一心一意* \| *一心一意	concentrating one's thoughts and efforts / single-minded / bent on / intently	HSK 7-9


不滿意 bùmǎnyì	不滿意 \| 不滿意* \| *不滿意	dissatisfied	不满意


意 Yì	意 \| 意* \| *意	Italy; Italian (abbr. for 意大利)


意 yì	意 \| 意* \| *意	idea / meaning / thought / to think / wish / desire / intention / to expect / to anticipate


不經意 bùjīngyì	不經意 \| 不經意* \| *不經意	not paying attention; carelessly; by accident	不经意 HSK 7-9


本意 běnyì	本意 \| 本意* \| *本意	original idea / real intention / etymon	HSK 7-9


心意 xīnyì	心意 \| 心意* \| *心意	intention / regard; kindly feelings	HSK 7-9


恣意行樂 zìyìxínglè	恣意行樂 \| 恣意行樂* \| *恣意行樂	to abandon restraint and have a fling (idiom)	恣意行乐


意願 yìyuàn	意願 \| 意願* \| *意願	aspiration / wish (for) / desire	意愿 HSK 6


德意志 Déyìzhì	德意志 \| 德意志* \| *德意志	Deutschland; Germany


介意 jièyì	介意 \| 介意* \| *介意	to care about / to take offense / to mind	HSK 7-9


謝意 xièyì	謝意 \| 謝意* \| *謝意	gratitude / thanks	谢意


惡意中傷 èyìzhòngshāng	惡意中傷 \| 惡意中傷* \| *惡意中傷	to slander maliciously	恶意中伤


寓意 yùyì	寓意 \| 寓意* \| *寓意	moral (of a story) / lesson to be learned / implication / message / import / metaphorical meaning	HSK 7-9


三心二意 sānxīn'èryì	三心二意 \| 三心二意* \| *三心二意	in two minds about sth (idiom) / half-hearted / shilly-shallying


打定主意 dǎdìngzhǔyi	打定主意 \| 打定主意* \| *打定主意	to make up one's mind


尿意 niàoyì	尿意 \| 尿意* \| *尿意	an urge to urinate


禮輕情意重 lǐqīngqíngyìzhòng	禮輕情意重 \| 禮輕情意重* \| *禮輕情意重	goose feather sent from afar, a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it (idiom); It's not the gift that counts, but the thought behind it.	礼轻情意重


在意 zàiyì	在意 \| 在意* \| *在意	to care about / to mind	HSK 7-9


大意 dàyì	大意 \| 大意* \| *大意	general idea / main idea	HSK 7-9


大意 dàyi	大意 \| 大意* \| *大意	careless	HSK 7-9


下意識 xiàyìshí	下意識 \| 下意識* \| *下意識	subconscious mind	下意识 HSK 7-9


出主意 chūzhǔyi	出主意 \| 出主意* \| *出主意	to come up with ideas / to make suggestions / to offer advice	HSK 7-9


全心全意 quánxīnquányì	全心全意 \| 全心全意* \| *全心全意	(idiom) heart and soul; wholeheartedly	HSK 7-9


如意 rúyì	如意 \| 如意* \| *如意	as one wants; according to one's wishes / ruyi scepter, a symbol of power and good fortune	HSK 7-9


會意 huìyì	會意 \| 會意* \| *會意	combined ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六書｜六书 of forming Chinese characters) / Chinese character that combines the meanings of existing elements / also known as joint ideogram or associative compound / to comprehend without being told explicitly / to cotton on / knowing (smile, glance etc)	会意 HSK 7-9


民意 mínyì	民意 \| 民意* \| *民意	public opinion / popular will / public will	HSK 6


專心一意 zhuānxīnyīyì	專心一意 \| 專心一意* \| *專心一意	to concentrate on	专心一意


好意 hǎoyì	好意 \| 好意* \| *好意	good intention / kindness	HSK 7-9


差強人意 chāqiángrényì	差強人意 \| 差強人意* \| *差強人意	(idiom) just passable / barely satisfactory	差强人意


意指 yìzhǐ	意指 \| 意指* \| *意指	to mean / to imply


不注意 bùzhùyì	不注意 \| 不注意* \| *不注意	thoughtless / not pay attention to


得意忘形 déyìwàngxíng	得意忘形 \| 得意忘形* \| *得意忘形	so pleased as to lose one's sense of measure / beside oneself with joy


漫不經意 mànbùjīngyì	漫不經意 \| 漫不經意* \| *漫不經意	careless / unconcerned	漫不经意


粗心大意 cūxīndàyì	粗心大意 \| 粗心大意* \| *粗心大意	negligent / careless / inadvertent	HSK 7-9


意料 yìliào	意料 \| 意料* \| *意料	to anticipate; to expect / expectations	HSK 7-9


好意思 hǎoyìsi	好意思 \| 好意思* \| *好意思	to have the nerve / what a cheek! / to feel no shame / to overcome the shame / (is it) proper? (rhetorical question)


原意 yuányì	原意 \| 原意* \| *原意	original meaning / original intention


只可意會，不可言傳 zhǐkěyìhuì, bùkěyánchuán	只可…言傳 \| 只可…言傳* \| *只可…言傳	can be understood, but not described (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子｜庄子); mysterious and subtle	只可意会，不可言传


意大利人 Yìdàlìrén	意大利人 \| 意大利人* \| *意大利人	Italian person


意志力 yìzhìlì	意志力 \| 意志力* \| *意志力	willpower


深情厚意 shēnqínghòuyì	深情厚意 \| 深情厚意* \| *深情厚意	profound love, generous friendship (idiom)


意象 yìxiàng	意象 \| 意象* \| *意象	image / imagery


沒意思 méiyìsi	沒意思 \| 沒意思* \| *沒意思	boring / of no interest	没意思 HSK 7-9


意甲 Yì Jiǎ	意甲 \| 意甲* \| *意甲	Serie A, the top division of the Italian football league system


洋洋得意 yángyángdéyì	洋洋得意 \| 洋洋得意* \| *洋洋得意	immensely pleased with oneself (idiom) / proud / complacent


出人意料 chūrényìliào	出人意料 \| 出人意料* \| *出人意料	unexpected (idiom) / surprising	HSK 7-9


出人意表 chūrényìbiǎo	出人意表 \| 出人意表* \| *出人意表	to exceed all expectations / to come as a surprise


誠意 chéngyì	誠意 \| 誠意* \| *誠意	sincerity; good faith	诚意 HSK 7-9


不在意 bùzàiyì	不在意 \| 不在意* \| *不在意	to pay no attention to / not to mind


交通意外 jiāotōngyìwài	交通意外 \| 交通意外* \| *交通意外	traffic accident / car crash


出其不意 chūqíbùyì	出其不意 \| 出其不意* \| *出其不意	to do sth when least expected (idiom); to catch sb off guard


善解人意 shànjiěrényì	善解人意 \| 善解人意* \| *善解人意	to be good at understanding others (idiom)


春風得意 chūnfēngdéyì	春風得意 \| 春風得意* \| *春風得意	flushed with success / proud of one's success (in exams, promotion etc) / as pleased as punch	春风得意


意識到 yìshídào	意識到 \| 意識到* \| *意識到	to be aware of; to realize	意识到


超前意識 chāoqiányìshí	超前意識 \| 超前意識* \| *超前意識	foresight	超前意识


中意 Zhōng Yì	中意 \| 中意* \| *中意	Sino-Italian


中意 zhòngyì	中意 \| 中意* \| *中意	to take one's fancy; to be to one's liking


天意 tiānyì	天意 \| 天意* \| *天意	providence / the Will of Heaven


誠心誠意 chéngxīnchéngyì	誠心誠意 \| 誠心誠意* \| *誠心誠意	earnestly and sincerely (idiom); with all sincerity	诚心诚意 HSK 7-9


不中意 bùzhòngyì	不中意 \| 不中意* \| *不中意	not to one's liking


加意 jiāyì	加意 \| 加意* \| *加意	paying special care / with particular attention


意大利 Yìdàlì	意大利 \| 意大利* \| *意大利	Italy


不懷好意 bùhuáihǎoyì	不懷好意 \| 不懷好意* \| *不懷好意	(idiom) to harbor evil designs; to harbor malicious intentions	不怀好意


夠意思 gòuyìsi	夠意思 \| 夠意思* \| *夠意思	wonderful / great / delightful / very kind / generous	够意思


千里送鵝毛，禮輕情意重 qiānlǐsòng'émáo, lǐqīngqíngyìzhòng	千里…意重 \| 千里…意重* \| *千里…意重	goose feather sent from afar, a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it (idiom); It's not the gift that counts, but the thought behind it.	千里送鹅毛，礼轻情意重


不經意間 bùjīngyìjiān	不經意間 \| 不經意間* \| *不經意間	without paying attention / without noticing / unconsciously / inadvertently	不经意间


出乎意料 chūhūyìliào	出乎意料 \| 出乎意料* \| *出乎意料	(idiom) unexpected


寫意畫 xiěyìhuà	寫意畫 \| 寫意畫* \| *寫意畫	freehand drawing or painting in traditional Chinese style	写意画


小意思 xiǎoyìsi	小意思 \| 小意思* \| *小意思	small token / mere trifle (used of one's gifts)


惡意軟件 èyìruǎnjiàn	惡意軟件 \| 惡意軟件* \| *惡意軟件	malware (computing)	恶意软件


意圖 yìtú	意圖 \| 意圖* \| *意圖	intent / intention / to intend	意图 HSK 7-9


意思意思 yìsīyìsī	意思意思 \| 意思意思* \| *意思意思	to do a little something as a token of one's appreciation / to express one's gratitude or esteem by treating sb to a meal or presenting a gift


任意球 rènyìqiú	任意球 \| 任意球* \| *任意球	free kick

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