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中意 (zhòng yì) — to like, to be to one's liking

Definition

中意 (zhòng yì) means 'to be to one's liking' — used for picking items (clothes, colors, plans) rather than people. Closer to 'suit one's taste' than to loving someone.

verb
to liketo be to one's liking

Examples

  • 中意？
    Nǐ zhòng yì zhè ge yán sè ma?
    Do you like this color?
  • 。
    Zhè ge fāng àn zhōng le wǒ de yì.
    This plan is exactly to my liking.
  • ，中意。
    Tā kàn le bàn tiān, hái shì shuō bú zhòng yì.
    He looked for a long time and still said he didn't like it.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

中zhōnghit
意yìmind

中 ('hit') 意 ('mind') literally hits one's mind, hence to please.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The original picture showed a flagpole with a drum in the middle, set up in the center of a field.

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