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HSK 2 · HSK VOCABULARY 意思 yìsi
idea
Character structure 名
HSK 2
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HSK vocabulary — ▶ Listen Listen 0.65× HSK vocabulary ＋ Quick check HSK VOCABULARY 01 Meaning02 Examples03 Practise writing04 Quick check01 · MEANING 意思 意思 (yìsi) is an HSK 2 Chinese word. Its most common English meaning is idea ; depending on context, it can also mean opinion or meaning. Read the examples below to choose the meaning that fits the sentence.
01 idea
02 opinion
03 meaning
04 wish
他什么意思？ Tā shén me yì sī？ What could he mean?
▶ Listen 这有点意思。 Zhè yǒu diǎn yì sī。 This is kind of interesting.
▶ Listen 这是什么意思？ Zhè shì shén yāo yì sī？ What does it mean?
▶ Listen 03 · PRACTISE WRITING Practise writing 意
意 ▶ Listen Practise writing
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思
思 ▶ Listen Practise writing
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04 · QUICK CHECK Quick check 意思 idea pharmacy; drugstore
Listen ▶ Listen 意思 药店 药店
CHARACTERS IN THIS WORD Characters in this word ← 药店 Quick check 药店 → CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Tatoeba / ManyThings examples where available.
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