合意 (hé yì) — to be to one's liking, to suit one's taste (often separable: 合…的意); (legal) mutual agreement, consensus; to be mutually agreeable

Definition

合意 covers both senses: ‘to suit one's taste’ (often split as 合…的意) and, in legal/formal contexts, ‘mutual agreement / consensus between parties’.

to be to one's likingto suit one's taste (often separable: 合…的意)(legal) mutual agreementconsensusto be mutually agreeable

Examples

  • ,。
    Zhè ge cài hé wǒ de yì, fēi cháng hǎo chī.
    This dish suits my taste; it's very delicious.
  • 合意,。
    Zhè tào fáng zi gè fāng miàn dōu hěn hé yì, wǒ jué dìng zū xià lái.
    This apartment is satisfactory in every way; I've decided to rent it.
  • 合意,。
    Shuāng fāng jīng guò tán pàn zuì zhōng hé yì, qiān dìng le hé tong.
    After negotiations, the two parties reached a mutual agreement and signed the contract.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

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

合hématch
意yìmeaning

合 expresses matching and 意 refers to one's meaning or taste, so the whole means to suit one's taste.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

合 shows 亼 and 口 arranged as two mouths speaking together.

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No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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