美意 (měi yì) — kindness; good intention

Definition

noun
kindnessgood intention

Examples

  • 美意，。
    Xiè xie nǐ de měi yì, dàn wǒ bù néng jiē shòu zhè fèn lǐ wù.
    Thank you for your kindness, but I can't accept this gift.
  • 美意。
    Tā de měi yì ràng wǒ fēi cháng gǎn dòng.
    His kindness moved me deeply.
  • 美意。
    Wǒ zhēn xīn gǎn xiè nín de měi yì.
    I sincerely thank you for your kindness.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

美měigood
意yìintention

Good intentions or contentment are expressed by 'good' joined with 'intention'.

Characters in this word

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

美 shows 大, a person, wearing 羊, a headdress of feathers or ram's horn.

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