yi

thought, idea, opinion; think

HSK 2 #104

DEFINITIONS

意 yì
  • Italy
  • Italian
  • abbr. for 意大利[Yi4 da4 li4]
  • idea
  • meaning
  • thought
  • to think
  • wish
  • desire
  • intention
  • to expect
  • to anticipate

STROKES

意 stroke order diagram
意 stroke order animation

WORDS

麵 yì miàn pasta (abbr. for 意大利麵|意大利面[Yi4 da4 li4 mian4]); (Tw) yi mein, a variety of Cantonese egg noodle
yú yì my humble opinion
ài yì love
qiè yì satisfied; pleased; contented
怀敌 huái dí yì hostile
懷敵 huái dí yì hostile
拉生 lā shēng yì to tout; to solicit customers
招揽生 zhāo lǎn shēng yi to advertise; to solicit business
招攬生 zhāo lǎn shēng yi to advertise; to solicit business
拿主 ná zhǔ yi to make a decision; to make up one's mind
cuò yì to pay attention to
抢生 qiǎng shēng yi to undercut competitors; to hustle; to compete for business
搶生 qiǎng shēng yi to undercut competitors; to hustle; to compete for business
dí yì enmity; hostility
春風得 chūn fēng dé yì flushed with success; proud of one's success (in exams, promotion etc); as pleased as punch
qū yì against one's will; willy-nilly
逢迎 qū yì féng yíng to bow down to everything sb says or does; to act submissively in order to ingratiate oneself
huì yì combined ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书[liu4 shu1] of forming Chinese characters); Chinese character that combines the meanings of existing elements; also known as joint ideogram or associative compounds; to comprehend without being told explicitly; to cotton on; knowing (smile, glance etc)
字 huì yì zì combined ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters); Chinese character that combines the meanings of existing elements; also known as joint ideogram or associative compounds
字 huì yì zì combined ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters); Chinese character that combines the meanings of existing elements; also known as joint ideogram or associative compounds
志 yǒu yì zhì conscious; having a will
栽花花不发,无心插柳柳成阴 yǒu yì zāi huā huā bù fā , wú xīn chā liǔ liǔ chéng yīn lit. you plant a garden and the flowers do not bloom, you poke a stick in the mud and it grows into a tree; fig. things do not always turn out as one would expect; well-laid plans may fail, and success may come where you least expect it
栽花花不發,無心插柳柳成陰 yǒu yì zāi huā huā bù fā , wú xīn chā liǔ liǔ chéng yīn lit. you plant a garden and the flowers do not bloom, you poke a stick in the mud and it grows into a tree; fig. things do not always turn out as one would expect; well-laid plans may fail, and success may come where you least expect it
yǒu yì wú yì intentionally or otherwise
义 yǒu yì yì to make sense; to have meaning; to have significance; meaningful; significant; worthwhile; important; interesting