意 yì

1. yì noun idea
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (CC-CEDICT '意'; CCD '意' 1; FE '意' 1; Guoyu '意' n 3; Kroll 2015 '意' 1, p. 548; XHZD '意' 1, p. 893)
2. yì proper noun Italy (abbreviation)
   Domain: Places 地方 , Subdomain: Europe , Concept: Country 国家
   Notes: Abbreviation for 意大利 (CC-CEDICT '意')
3. yì noun a wish; a desire; intention
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In this sense 意 is the same as 愿望. For example, 所謂誠其意者，毋自欺也 What is meant by 'making the thoughts sincere.' is the allowing no self-deception.' (The Classic of Rites, The Great Learning禮記‧大學, trans. by Legge 1885; CC-CEDICT '意'; CCD '意' 2; FE '意' 2; Guoyu '意' n 6; Kroll 2015 '意' 2, p. 548; XHZD '意' 2, p. 893)
4. yì noun mood; feeling
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 情感 (Guoyu '意' n 5; Kroll 2015 '意' 2a, p. 548)
5. yì noun will; willpower; determination
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 意志 (Wu and Tee 2015, loc. 1351)
6. yì noun bearing; spirit
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In this sense 意 is the same as 意气 or 气势 (Kroll 2015 '意' 2b, p. 548)
7. yì verb to think of; to long for; to miss
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In this sense 意 is the same as 思念 (CC-CEDICT '意'; Guoyu '意' v 3; Kroll 2015 '意' 4, p. 548; )
8. yì verb to anticipate; to expect
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In this sense 意 is the same as 意料 or 猜测 (CC-CEDICT '意'; CCD '意' 3; FE '意' 3; Guoyu '意' v 2; Kroll 2015 '意' 3, p. 548; XHZD '意' 3, p. 893)
9. yì verb to doubt; to suspect
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In this sense 意 is the same as 怀疑 (Guoyu '意' v 1)
10. yì noun meaning
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 意思 (CC-CEDICT '意'; FE '意' 4; Guoyu '意' n 1; Kroll 2015 '意' 1b, p. 548; )
11. yì noun a suggestion; a hint
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (FE '意' 5)
12. yì noun an understanding; a point of view
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 看法 (Guoyu '意' n 2)
13. yì adverb or
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 或 (Guoyu '意' adv)
14. yì proper noun Yi
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
    Notes: (Guoyu '意' n 8)

Contained in

• 超前意识(超前意識) foresight
• 专心一意(專心一意) to concentrate on
• 写意画(寫意畫) freehand drawing or painting in traditional Chinese style
• 自由意志 free will
• 粗心大意 negligent; careless; inadvertent
• 无意识(無意識) unconscious; involuntary
• 意料之外 contrary to expectation; unexpected
• 刻意为之(刻意為之) to make a conscious effort; to do something deliberately
• 不经意间(不經意間) without paying attention; without noticing; unconsciously; inadvertently
• 玩意 toy; plaything; thing; act; trick (in a performance, stage show, acrobatics etc)
• 疏忽大意 oversight; negligence; careless; negligent; not concentrating on the main point
• 深意 deep meaning
• 意志 will; willpower; determination
• 歹意 evil intent; malice
• 意气(意氣) bearing; demenour; disposition; temperament ; spirit and will; personal feelings ; an impulse
• 得意洋洋 joyfully satisfied; to be immensely proud of oneself; proudly; an air of complacency
• 睡意 sleepiness
• 愿意(願意) to wish; to want; to be ready; to be willing ; to agree
• 自我意识(自我意識) self-awareness
• 不随意(不隨意) unconscious; involuntary
• 心满意足(心滿意足) heart fully satisfied; fully contented
• 满心满意(滿心滿意) whole-heartedly
• 意见(意見) idea; opinion ; suggestion; objection; complaint
• 涵意 content; meaning; connotation; implication
• 深情厚意 profound love, generous friendship
• 故意 deliberately; on purpose ; the affection of an old friend ; premeditated
• 意义(意義) meaning ; value; significance
• 如意算盘(如意算盤) counting one's chickens before they are hatched
• 民意机关(民意機關) community organization
• 意译(意譯) a free translation ; translation of the meaning
• 意兴(意興) interest; enthusiasm
• 意谓(意謂) to mean
• 单意(單意) unambiguous; having only one meaning
• 抢生意(搶生意) to undercut competitors; to hustle; to compete for business
• 出乎意料 beyond expectation
• 坚持己意(堅持己意) stubbornly hold to one's own opinion
• 敬意 a respect; a tribute
• 意即 which means; (this) means (that)
• 善意的谎言(善意的謊言) white lie
• 令人满意(令人滿意) satisfying; satisfactory
• 得意 to get one's wish
• 语意(語意) meaning; content of speech or writing; semantics
• 刻意求工 assiduous and painstaking
• 真心真意 true heart, true intention
• 注意力缺失 attention deficit disorder; hyperactive disorder
• 漫不经意(漫不經意) careless; unconcerned
• 注意 to take note of; to pay attention ; attention
• 够意思(夠意思) wonderful; great; delightful; very kind; generous
• 主意 plan; idea; decision

Also contained in

恶意代码 、 民意测验

Word is mentioned most frequently in

Truncated for common words

• 《扁鵲倉公列傳》 Biographies of Bian Que and the Duke of Cang Records of the Grand Historian 史記 — count: 115
• 卷四十一 第五鍾離宋寒列傳 Volume 41: Biographies of Diwu, Zhongli, Song, Han Book of Later Han 後漢書 — count: 33
• 《大學章句》 Commentary on Great Learning Commentaries on the Four Books by Zhu Xi 朱熹四書章句集注 — count: 31
• 《中庸章句》 Commentary on Doctrine of the Mean Commentaries on the Four Books by Zhu Xi 朱熹四書章句集注 — count: 31
• 卷九 魏書十 荀彧荀攸賈詡傳 Volume 9: Book of Wei 9 - Biographies of the Xiahous and Caos Records of the Three Kingdoms 三國志 — count: 30
• 卷三百四十 列傳第九十九 呂大防兄:大忠 弟:大鈞 大臨 劉摯 蘇頌 Volume 340 Biographies 99: Lu Dafang and elder brother: Dazhong, younger brother: Dajun, Da Lin, Liu Zhi, Su Song History of Song 宋史 — count: 29
• 卷三百〇八 列傳第一百九十六 奸臣 胡惟庸 陳瑛 嚴嵩 周延儒 溫體仁 馬士英 Volume 308 Biographies 196: Treacherous Officials - Hu Weiyong, Chen Ying, Yan Song, Zhou Yanru, Wen Tiren, Ma ShiYing History of Ming 明史 — count: 27
• 卷十一 魏書十一 袁張涼國田王邴管傳 Volume 11: Book of Wei 11 - Biographies of Yuan, Zhang, Liang, Guo, Tian, Wang, Bing, and Guan Records of the Three Kingdoms 三國志 — count: 25
• 卷七 天志中 Book 7 - Will of Heaven II Mozi 墨子 — count: 25
• 卷三十二 Scroll 32 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 24

Collocations

• 孙意 (孫意) 季孫意如 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 昭公 Lord Zhao — count: 15
• 意恢 (意恢) 莒殺其公子意恢 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 昭公 Lord Zhao — count: 9
• 公子意 (公子意) 莒殺其公子意恢 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 昭公 Lord Zhao — count: 6
• 志意 (誌意) 志意得廣焉 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《樂記》 Record of Music — count: 5
• 荡意 (盪意) 司城蕩意諸來奔 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 文公 Lord Wen — count: 5
• 成公意 (成公意) 成公意也 — Gongyang's Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋公羊傳, 隱公 Lord Yin — count: 4
• 上意 (上意) 量上意 — Guanzi 管子, 八觀第十三 Chapter 13: Eight Observations — count: 4
• 顺天意 (順天意) 順天意者 — Mozi 墨子, 卷七 天志上 Book 7 - Will of Heaven I — count: 4
• 使意 (使意) 請使意諸為之 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 文公 Lord Wen — count: 3
• 意不可 (意不可) 天之意不可不慎也 — Mozi 墨子, 卷七 天志中 Book 7 - Will of Heaven II — count: 3