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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


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


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


願意 yuànyì	願意 \| 願意* \| *願意	to wish / to want / ready / willing (to do sth)	愿意 HSK 3


滿意 mǎnyì	滿意 \| 滿意* \| *滿意	satisfied / pleased / to one's satisfaction	满意 HSK 3


意見 yìjiàn	意見 \| 意見* \| *意見	idea / opinion / suggestion / objection / complaint / CL: 點｜点, 條｜条	意见 HSK 4


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


故意 gùyì	故意 \| 故意* \| *故意	deliberately / on purpose	HSK 4


主意 zhǔyi	主意 \| 主意* \| *主意	plan / idea / decision / CL: 個｜个 / Beijing pr. [zhu2 yi5]	HSK 4


生意 shēngyi	生意 \| 生意* \| *生意	business / CL: 筆｜笔	HSK 4


意外 yìwài	意外 \| 意外* \| *意外	unexpected / accident / mishap / CL: 個｜个	HSK 5


意義 yìyì	意義 \| 意義* \| *意義	sense / meaning / significance / importance / CL: 個｜个	意义 HSK 5


意向 yìxiàng	意向 \| 意向* \| *意向	intention / purpose / intent / inclination / disposition	HSK 6


示意 shìyì	示意 \| 示意* \| *示意	to hint / to indicate (an idea to sb)	HSK 6


特意 tèyì	特意 \| 特意* \| *特意	specially / intentionally	HSK 6


隨意 suíyì	隨意 \| 隨意* \| *隨意	as one wishes / according to one's wishes / at will / voluntary / conscious	随意 HSK 6


任意 rènyì	任意 \| 任意* \| *任意	any / arbitrary / at will / at random	HSK 6


大意 dàyì	大意 \| 大意* \| *大意	general idea / main idea	HSK 6


意料 yìliào	意料 \| 意料* \| *意料	to anticipate; to expect / expectations	HSK 6


意味著 yìwèizhe	意味著 \| 意味著* \| *意味著	to signify / to mean / to imply	意味着 HSK 6


樂意 lèyì	樂意 \| 樂意* \| *樂意	to be willing to do sth / to be ready to do sth / to be happy to do sth / content / satisfied	乐意 HSK 6


意圖 yìtú	意圖 \| 意圖* \| *意圖	intent / intention / to intend	意图 HSK 6


稱心如意 chènxīnrúyì	稱心如意 \| 稱心如意* \| *稱心如意	after one's heart (idiom); gratifying and satisfactory / everything one could wish	称心如意 HSK 6


玩意兒 wányìr	玩意兒 \| 玩意兒* \| *玩意兒	erhua variant of 玩意	玩意儿 HSK 6


意志 yìzhì	意志 \| 意志* \| *意志	will / willpower / determination / CL: 個｜个	HSK 6


用意 yòngyì	用意 \| 用意* \| *用意	intention / purpose


一意孤行 yīyìgūxíng	一意孤行 \| 一意孤行* \| *一意孤行	obstinately clinging to one's course (idiom) / willful / one's own way / dogmatic


意識 yìshí	意識 \| 意識* \| *意識	consciousness / awareness / to be aware / to realize	意识


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


意大利 Yìdàlì	意大利 \| 意大利* \| *意大利	Italy / Italian


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


留意 liúyì	留意 \| 留意* \| *留意	to be mindful / to pay attention to / to take note of


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


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)


出乎意外 chūhūyìwài	出乎意外 \| 出乎意外* \| *出乎意外	beyond expectation (idiom); unexpected


心意 xīnyì	心意 \| 心意* \| *心意	intention / regard; kindly feelings


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


在意 zàiyì	在意 \| 在意* \| *在意	to care about / to mind


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


大意 dàyi	大意 \| 大意* \| *大意	careless


笑意 xiàoyì	笑意 \| 笑意* \| *笑意	smiling expression


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


刻意 kèyì	刻意 \| 刻意* \| *刻意	intentionally; deliberately; purposely / painstakingly; meticulously


介意 jièyì	介意 \| 介意* \| *介意	to care about / to take offense / to mind


好意 hǎoyì	好意 \| 好意* \| *好意	good intention / kindness


善意 shànyì	善意 \| 善意* \| *善意	goodwill / benevolence / kindness


歉意 qiànyì	歉意 \| 歉意* \| *歉意	apology / regret


得意洋洋 déyìyángyáng	得意洋洋 \| 得意洋洋* \| *得意洋洋	joyfully satisfied / to be immensely proud of oneself / proudly / an air of complacency


玩意 wányì	玩意 \| 玩意* \| *玩意	toy / plaything / thing / act / trick (in a performance, stage show, acrobatics etc)


有意 yǒuyì	有意 \| 有意* \| *有意	to intend / intentionally / interested in


粗心大意 cūxīndàyì	粗心大意 \| 粗心大意* \| *粗心大意	negligent / careless / inadvertent


快意 kuàiyì	快意 \| 快意* \| *快意	pleased / elated


意境 yìjìng	意境 \| 意境* \| *意境	artistic mood or conception / creative concept


意氣用事 yìqìyòngshì	意氣用事 \| 意氣用事* \| *意氣用事	to let emotions affect one's decisions	意气用事


全心全意 quánxīnquányì	全心全意 \| 全心全意* \| *全心全意	heart and soul / wholeheartedly


萬事如意 wànshìrúyì	萬事如意 \| 萬事如意* \| *萬事如意	to have all one's wishes (idiom) / best wishes / all the best / may all your hopes be fulfilled	万事如意


敬意 jìngyì	敬意 \| 敬意* \| *敬意	respect; esteem; high regard


寫意 xiěyì	寫意 \| 寫意* \| *寫意	to suggest (rather than depict in detail) / freehand style of Chinese painting, characterized by bold strokes rather than accurate details	写意


寫意 xièyì	寫意 \| 寫意* \| *寫意	comfortable / enjoyable / relaxed	写意


惡意 èyì	惡意 \| 惡意* \| *惡意	malice / evil intention	恶意


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


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)


真意 zhēnyì	真意 \| 真意* \| *真意	real intention / true meaning / correct interpretation


出乎意料 chūhūyìliào	出乎意料 \| 出乎意料* \| *出乎意料	beyond expectation (idiom); unexpected


不意 bùyì	不意 \| 不意* \| *不意	unexpectedly / unawareness / unpreparedness


不經意 bùjīngyì	不經意 \| 不經意* \| *不經意	not paying attention / carelessly / by accident	不经意


肆意 sìyì	肆意 \| 肆意* \| *肆意	wantonly / recklessly / willfully


下意識 xiàyìshí	下意識 \| 下意識* \| *下意識	subconscious mind	下意识


詩意 shīyì	詩意 \| 詩意* \| *詩意	poetry / poetic quality or flavor	诗意


意料之外 yìliàozhīwài	意料之外 \| 意料之外* \| *意料之外	contrary to expectation / unexpected


新意 xīnyì	新意 \| 新意* \| *新意	new idea


意中 yìzhōng	意中 \| 意中* \| *意中	according with one's wish or expectation


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


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


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


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


悔意 huǐyì	悔意 \| 悔意* \| *悔意	remorse


失意 shīyì	失意 \| 失意* \| *失意	disappointed / frustrated


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


愜意 qièyì	愜意 \| 愜意* \| *愜意	satisfied; pleased; contented	惬意


暖意 nuǎnyì	暖意 \| 暖意* \| *暖意	warmth


順意 shùnyì	順意 \| 順意* \| *順意	pleasant / agreeable	顺意


出人意料 chūrényìliào	出人意料 \| 出人意料* \| *出人意料	unexpected (idiom) / surprising


雅意 yǎyì	雅意 \| 雅意* \| *雅意	your kind offer / your valued advice / delicate interest and charm


敵意 díyì	敵意 \| 敵意* \| *敵意	enmity; hostility	敌意


示意圖 shìyìtú	示意圖 \| 示意圖* \| *示意圖	sketch / schematic diagram / graph	示意图


無意中 wúyìzhōng	無意中 \| 無意中* \| *無意中	accidentally / unintentionally / unexpectedly	无意中


恣意 zìyì	恣意 \| 恣意* \| *恣意	without restraint / unbridled / reckless


無意 wúyì	無意 \| 無意* \| *無意	inadvertent / accidental / to have no intention of (doing sth)	无意


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


春意 chūnyì	春意 \| 春意* \| *春意	beginning of spring / thoughts of love


睡意 shuìyì	睡意 \| 睡意* \| *睡意	sleepiness


生意經 shēngyijīng	生意經 \| 生意經* \| *生意經	knack of doing business / business sense	生意经


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


表意 biǎoyì	表意 \| 表意* \| *表意	to express meaning / ideographic


人意 rényì	人意 \| 人意* \| *人意	people's expectations


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


旨意 zhǐyì	旨意 \| 旨意* \| *旨意	decree / order

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