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同意 (tóng yì) — to agree, to consent

Definition

同意 is the everyday 'to agree / consent' — typically to a person, opinion, or plan. 赞成/赞同 are more emphatic endorsements, and 批准 is official/formal approval of a document or request.

verb
to agreeto consent

Examples

  • 同意。
    Wǒ tóng yì nǐ de yì jiàn.
    I agree with your opinion.
  • 同意。
    Lǎo shī tóng yì le wǒ men de jì huà.
    The teacher agreed to our plan.
  • 同意？
    Nǐ tóng yì bù tóng yì tā de shuō fǎ?
    Do you agree with what he said or not?

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

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

同tóngto share
意yìopinion

同 expresses sharing and 意 expresses opinion, giving the sense of sharing the same opinion.

Characters in this word

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

同 originally drew a pipe. It is the old form of 筒.

Open 同 →

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Open 意 →
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