意 (yì) — meaning; idea; intention; wish; desire; attention; suggestion; hint; trace; to think; to expect; to regard; also Italy (in compounds such as 意大利)
Definition
意 is a bound form (only appears inside compounds, never alone). In 意思 it means 'meaning' or 'idea', in 注意 it means 'attention', and in 意大利 it stands for 'Italy'.
bound form
meaningideaintentionwishdesireattentionsuggestionhinttraceto thinkto expectto regardalso Italy (in compounds such as 意大利)
Easily confused
- 薏yìlook-alike(bound morpheme) used in 薏米 (pearl barley) and 薏苡 (Job's tears)
- 亿yìsound-alike100 million
- 竟jìnglook-alikeunexpectedly, actually (expressing surprise that something happened or is the case)
- 易yìsound-alikeeasy (bound morpheme, e.g. 容易, 易碎)
- 异yìsound-alikedifferent; other; strange
- 艺yìsound-alikeart; skill; craftsmanship
Examples
- 。Zhè ge yì si wǒ bú tài míng bai.I don't quite understand this meaning.
- 。Qǐng zhù yì ān quán.Please pay attention to safety.
- 。Tā qù guò yì dà lì.He has been to Italy.
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