意思 (yì si) — meaning, opinion, idea; interest, fun (as in 有意思 interesting, 没意思 boring); a symbolic token of appreciation or goodwill
Definition
意思 is the everyday, all-purpose word — 'meaning' (of a word/sentence), 'opinion', and 'fun/interest' as in 有意思. For a more specific 'idea', use 想法; for deeper 'significance', use 意义.
noun
meaningopinionideainterestfun (as in 有意思 interesting, 没意思 boring)a symbolic token of appreciation or goodwill
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 意思？Zhè jù huà shì shén me yì si?What is the meaning of this sentence?
- 意思？Nǐ de yì si shì shén me?What is your opinion?
- 。Zhè ge diàn yǐng hěn yǒu yì si.This movie is very interesting.
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