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有意思

yǒu yì si · you yi si

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Meaning

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  1. interesting
  2. meaningful
  3. enjoyable
  4. fun
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The glasses on his head

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，你(nǐ)在(zài)笑(xiào)什么(shénme)？

    Liangliang, what are you laughing at?

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)在(zài)看(kàn)一本(yīběn)书(shū)，很(hěn)有意思(yǒuyìsi)。

    I am reading a book. It is very interesting.

  3. Dengdeng

    有意思(yǒuyìsi)在(zài)哪儿(nǎr)？

    What is interesting about it?

  4. Liangliang

    它(tā)讲(jiǎng)一个(yīgè)人(rén)每天(měitiān)找(zhǎo)眼镜(yǎnjìng)，眼镜(yǎnjìng)就(jiù)在(zài)头上(tóushàng)。

    It is about a man who looks for his glasses every day, and they are on his head.

  5. Dengdeng

    这(zhè)有(yǒu)什么(shénme)意思(yìsi)？我(wǒ)每天(měitiān)都(dōu)这样(zhèyàng)！

    What is interesting about that? I do that every day!

  6. Liangliang

    所以(suǒyǐ)你(nǐ)也(yě)很(hěn)有意思(yǒuyìsi)。

    So you are interesting too.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

演(yǎn)出(chū)真(zhēn)的(de)很(hěn)有(yǒu)意(yì)思(si)，你(nǐ)该(gāi)去(qù)看(kàn)看(kan)的(de)。

The show was very interesting. You should have seen it.

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

02

他(tā)有(yǒu)个(ge)很(hěn)有(yǒu)意(yì)思(si)但(dàn)很(hěn)费(fèi)功(gōng)夫(fu)的(de)工(gōng)作(zuò)。

He has an interesting job, for which he has to work a lot.

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

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有
yǒu

to have; there is; (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒuyì) intentional)

意
yì

idea; meaning

思
sī

to think; to consider

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