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意味

yì wèi · yi wei

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. meaning
  2. implication
  3. flavor
  4. overtone
  5. to mean
  6. to imply
  7. (Tw) to get a sense of
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  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)发(fā)了(le)微信(wēixìn)，朋友(péngyou)一直(yīzhí)没(méi)回(huí)，这(zhè)意味(yìwèi)着(zhe)什么(shénme)？

    I sent a WeChat message and my friend has not replied. What does that mean?

  2. Liangliang

    意味(yìwèi)着(zhe)他(tā)在(zài)忙(máng)。

    It means he is busy.

  3. Dengdeng

    也(yě)可能(kěnéng)意味(yìwèi)着(zhe)他(tā)不想(bùxiǎng)回(huí)。

    It may also mean he does not want to reply.

  4. Liangliang

    也(yě)可能(kěnéng)意味(yìwèi)着(zhe)他(tā)的(de)手机(shǒujī)没电(méidiàn)了(le)。

    It may also mean his phone is out of battery.

  5. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)直接(zhíjiē)打电话(dǎdiànhuà)……他(tā)接(jiē)了(le)，说(shuō)他(tā)在(zài)睡觉(shuìjiào)。

    OK, I will call him directly... He picked up and said he was sleeping.

  6. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，这(zhè)意味(yìwèi)着(zhe)你(nǐ)不该(bùgāi)打电话(dǎdiànhuà)。

    See, that means you should not have called.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

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.

02

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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