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意见

yì jiàn · yi jian

Traditional 意見

HSK 2Old HSK 4Measure words: 点 diǎn, 条 tiáo

Meaning

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  1. idea
  2. opinion
  3. suggestion
  4. objection
  5. complaint
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In a conversation

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Too many opinions

  1. Liangliang

    这个(zhège)海报(hǎibào)，你(nǐ)有(yǒu)什么(shénme)意见(yìjiàn)？

    This poster, what is your opinion?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)的(de)意见(yìjiàn)是(shì)，字(zì)太小(tàixiǎo)了(le)。

    My opinion is, the text is too small.

  3. Liangliang

    还有(háiyǒu)别的(biéde)意见(yìjiàn)吗(ma)？

    Any other opinions?

  4. Dengdeng

    颜色(yánsè)也(yě)不太(bùtài)好看(hǎokàn)。

    The colour is not very pretty either.

  5. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)的(de)意见(yìjiàn)太多(tàiduō)了(le)，我(wǒ)不(bù)想(xiǎng)听(tīng)了(le)。

    You have too many opinions. I do not want to hear them.

  6. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)不是(bùshì)问(wèn)我(wǒ)的(de)意见(yìjiàn)吗(ma)？

    Did you not ask for my opinion?

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

您(nín)的(de)意(yì)见(jiàn)对(duì)我(wǒ)们(men)很(hěn)重(zhòng)要(yào)。

Your opinion is very important to us.

Tatoeba: Chinese by egg0073 · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

开(kāi)会(huì)时(shí)，大(dà)家(jiā)可(kě)以(yǐ)自(zì)由(yóu)发(fā)表(biǎo)意(yì)见(jiàn)。

During the meeting, everyone can freely express their opinions.

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意
yì

idea; meaning

见
jiàn

to see; to meet

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