意思 (yìsi) means Meaning (idea). Below are 16 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
这个字是什么 意思 ？
Zhège zì shì shénme yìsi?
What does this character mean?
Dictionary example · HSK 2 · 意思
这个故事很有 意思 。
Zhège gùshi hěn yǒu yìsi.
This story is very interesting.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 故事
这个节目很有 意思 。
Zhège jiémù hěn yǒu yìsi.
This programme is very interesting.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 节目
我明白你的 意思 了。
Wǒ míngbai nǐ de yìsi le.
I understand what you mean now.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 明白
这个句子是什么 意思 ？
Zhège jùzi shì shénme yìsi?
What does this sentence mean?
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 句子
我觉得这本书很有 意思 。
Wǒ juéde zhè běn shū hěn yǒu yìsi.
I think this book is very interesting.
Dictionary example · HSK 2 · 觉得
昨天的比赛有 意思 极了。
Zuótiān de bǐsài yǒu yìsi jí le.
Yesterday's match was extremely interesting.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 极
我用词典找这个字的 意思 。
Wǒ yòng cídiǎn zhǎo zhège zì de yìsi.
I use a dictionary to look up what this character means.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 词典
别生气，我不是那个 意思 。
Bié shēngqì, wǒ bú shì nàge yìsi.
Don't be angry — that's not what I meant.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 生气
From the graded readers
我很后悔，也很不好 意思 。
wǒ hěn hòuhuǐ, yě hěn bùhǎoyìsi.
I was full of regret, and ashamed.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · A Misunderstanding
我很不好 意思 地给卖家发了消息。
wǒ hěn bùhǎoyìsi dì / de gěi mài jiā fā le / liǎo / liào xiāoxi.
I messaged the seller, rather embarrassed.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · Shopping Online
我很不好 意思 地说：“对不起，我迟到了。”
wǒ hěn bùhǎoyìsi dì / de shuō:" duìbuqǐ, wǒ chídào le / liǎo / liào."
I said awkwardly, "Sorry, I'm late."
Graded reader · HSK 2 · Late for Work
他非常不好 意思 ，说：“对不起，我的腿不太好，每天晚上要走一会儿。”
tā fēicháng bùhǎoyìsi, shuō:" duìbuqǐ, wǒ de(possessive) tuǐ bù tài hǎo / hào, měitiān wǎnshang yāo zǒu yìhuir."
He was mortified. "I'm so sorry — my legs aren't good and I have to walk about for a while each night."
Graded reader · HSK 3 · The Neighbour Upstairs
From the grammar library
我买的书很有 意思 。
Wǒ mǎi de shū hěn yǒu yìsi.
The book I bought is interesting.
Grammar library · HSK 1 · 的 for possession and description
Questions about 意思
How is 意思 used in a sentence?
This page shows 16 sentences using 意思 (yìsi, "Meaning (idea)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Is 意思 an HSK word?
Yes — 意思 is on the official HSK 2 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 2 page.
Where can I see the full entry for 意思?
The dictionary page for 意思 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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