Chinese–EnglishWith examples

意味

yì wèi · yi wei

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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2 examples

他(tā)沉(chén)默(mò)不(bù)语(yǔ)，意(yì)味(wèi)着(zhe)他(tā)不(bú)同(tóng)意(yì)这(zhè)个(ge)计(jì)划(huà)。

His silence means that he does not agree with this plan.

这(zhè)句(jù)话(huà)听(tīng)起(qǐ)来(lái)有(yǒu)点(diǎn)讽(fěng)刺(cì)的(de)意(yì)味(wèi)。

This sentence sounds a bit sarcastic in tone.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.