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意义

yì yì · yi yi

Traditional 意義

HSK 3Old HSK 5Measure word: 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. sense
  2. meaning
  3. significance
  4. importance
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Why upside down?

  1. Leon

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，福字(fúzì)为什么(wèishénme)要(yào)倒着(dàozhe)贴(tiē)？

    Dengdeng, why do people stick the fortune character upside down?

  2. Dengdeng

    福(fú)倒(dào)了(le)就是(jiùshì)福(fú)到(dào)了(le)，这(zhè)就是(jiùshì)它(tā)的(de)意义(yìyì)。

    Fortune upside down sounds like fortune has arrived. That is its meaning.

  3. Leon

    哦(ò)！这个(zhège)意义(yìyì)真(zhēn)好(hǎo)！

    Oh! What a nice meaning!

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)也(yě)在(zài)厕所(cèsuǒ)门(mén)上(shàng)贴(tiē)了(le)一(yī)个(gè)。

    I stuck one on the toilet door too.

  5. Leon

    那(nà)厕所(cèsuǒ)门(mén)的(de)意义(yìyì)是(shì)：福(fú)到(dào)了(le)，快(kuài)进来(jìnlái)！

    Then the meaning on the toilet door is: luck has arrived, come in quick!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)么(me)拼(pīn)命(mìng)工(gōng)作(zuò)有(yǒu)什(shén)么(me)意(yì)义(yì)？

What's the sense of working so hard?

Tatoeba: Chinese by fercheung · English by Swift · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)是(shì)本(běn)有(yǒu)教(jiào)育(yù)意(yì)义(yì)的(de)书(shū)。

This is an instructive book.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Wakano · English by Wakano · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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意
yì

idea; meaning

义
yì

justice; righteousness

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