主意
zhǔ yi
Pinyin

Definition

主意
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zhǔ yi
  1. plan
  2. idea
  3. decision
  4. CL:個|个[gè]
  5. Beijing pr. [zhú yi]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

Zhōng Yì
  1. 1 Sino-Italian
zhǔ
  1. 1 owner
  2. 2 master
  3. 3 host
  4. 4 individual or party concerned
  5. 5 God
  6. 6 Lord
  7. 7 main
  8. 8 to indicate or signify
  9. 9 trump card (in card games)
zhǔ dòng
  1. 1 to take the initiative
  2. 2 to do sth of one's own accord
  3. 3 spontaneous
  4. 4 active
  5. 5 opposite: passive 被動|被动[bèi dòng]
  6. 6 drive (of gears and shafts etc)
zhǔ chí rén
  1. 1 TV or radio presenter
  2. 2 host
  3. 3 anchor
zhǔ yào
  1. 1 main
  2. 2 principal
  3. 3 major
  4. 4 primary
zhǔ jué
  1. 1 leading role
  2. 2 lead
zhǔ tí
  1. 1 theme
  2. 2 subject
rèn yì
  1. 1 any
  2. 2 arbitrary
  3. 3 at will
  4. 4 at random
gōng zhǔ
  1. 1 princess
chuàng yì
  1. 1 creative
  2. 2 creativity
zài yì
  1. 1 to care about
  2. 2 to mind
dì zhǔ
  1. 1 landlord
  2. 2 landowner
  3. 3 host
hǎo yì si
  1. 1 to have the nerve
  2. 2 what a cheek!
  3. 3 to feel no shame
  4. 4 to overcome the shame
  5. 5 (is it) proper? (rhetorical question)
rú yì
  1. 1 as one wants
  2. 2 according to one's wishes
  3. 3 ruyi scepter, a symbol of power and good fortune
dé yì
  1. 1 proud of oneself
  2. 2 pleased with oneself
  3. 3 complacent
yì wài
  1. 1 unexpected
  2. 2 accident
  3. 3 mishap
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
yì si
  1. 1 idea
  2. 2 opinion
  3. 3 meaning
  4. 4 wish
  5. 5 desire
  6. 6 interest
  7. 7 fun
  8. 8 token of appreciation, affection etc
  9. 9 CL:個|个[gè]
  10. 10 to give as a small token
  11. 11 to do sth as a gesture of goodwill etc
yì yì
  1. 1 sense
  2. 2 meaning
  3. 3 significance
  4. 4 importance
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
yì jiàn
  1. 1 idea
  2. 2 opinion
  3. 3 suggestion
  4. 4 objection
  5. 5 complaint
  6. 6 CL:點|点[diǎn],條|条[tiáo]
yì shí
  1. 1 consciousness
  2. 2 awareness
  3. 3 to be aware
  4. 4 to realize

Idioms (20)

一意孤行
yī yì gū xíng
  1. 1 obstinately clinging to one's course (idiom)
  2. 2 willful
  3. 3 one's own way
  4. 4 dogmatic
三心二意
sān xīn èr yì
  1. 1 in two minds about sth (idiom)
  2. 2 half-hearted
  3. 3 shilly-shallying
不由自主
bù yóu zì zhǔ
  1. 1 can't help; involuntarily (idiom)
六神无主
liù shén wú zhǔ
  1. 1 out of one's wits (idiom)
  2. 2 distracted
  3. 3 stunned
冤有头,债有主
yuān yǒu tóu , zhài yǒu zhǔ
  1. 1 for every grievance someone is responsible, for every debt there is a debtor (idiom)
  2. 2 when settling disputes one should not involve third parties
出乎意外
chū hū yì wài
  1. 1 beyond expectation (idiom); unexpected
出乎意料
chū hū yì liào
  1. 1 beyond expectation (idiom); unexpected
出人意外
chū rén yì wài
  1. 1 turned out other than expected (idiom); unexpected
出人意料
chū rén yì liào
  1. 1 unexpected (idiom)
  2. 2 surprising
出其不意
chū qí bù yì
  1. 1 to do sth when least expected (idiom); to catch sb off guard
出其不意,攻其不备
chū qí bù yì , gōng qí bù bèi
  1. 1 to catch an enemy off guard with a surprise attack (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sūn zǐ Bīng fǎ])
千里送鹅毛,礼轻人意重
qiān lǐ sòng é máo , lǐ qīng rén yì zhòng
  1. 1 goose feather sent from afar, a slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.
千里送鹅毛,礼轻情意重
qiān lǐ sòng é máo , lǐ qīng qíng yì zhòng
  1. 1 goose feather sent from afar, a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it (idiom); It's not the gift that counts, but the thought behind it.
反客为主
fǎn kè wéi zhǔ
  1. 1 lit. the guest acts as host (idiom); fig. to turn from passive to active behavior
只可意会,不可言传
zhǐ kě yì huì , bù kě yán chuán
  1. 1 can be understood, but not described (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); mysterious and subtle
可以意会,不可言传
kě yǐ yì huì , bù kě yán chuán
  1. 1 can be understood, but not described (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); mysterious and subtle
名花有主
míng huā yǒu zhǔ
  1. 1 the girl is already taken (idiom)
善解人意
shàn jiě rén yì
  1. 1 to be good at understanding others (idiom)
喧宾夺主
xuān bīn duó zhǔ
  1. 1 lit. the voice of the guest overwhelms that of the host (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. a minor player upstages the main attraction
  3. 3 minor details obscure the main point
  4. 4 the sauce is better than the fish
回心转意
huí xīn zhuǎn yì
  1. 1 to change one's mind (idiom)

Sample Sentences

听到消息有新的上司要来,同事就开始出馊主意,说要热热闹闹地为新上司办个欢迎派对,看来他是想和新上司套交情。
tīngdào xiāoxi yǒu Xīn de shàngsi yào lái ,tóngshì jiù kāishǐ chū sōuzhǔyi ,shuō yào rèrènàonào de wéi Xīn shàngsi bàn ge huānyíng pàiduì ,kànlai tā shì xiǎng hé Xīn shàngsi tàojiāoqing 。
When hearing of the news that a new boss was coming, my colleague began to make silly suggestions, saying that we should have a welcoming party for the new boss. It seemed that he was trying to curry favor with the new boss.
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这话不老实,我今天没化妆呢。老实说!你是不是在打什么主意?
zhè huà bù lǎoshi ,wǒ jīntiān méi huàzhuāng ne 。lǎoshíshuō !nǐ shìbùshì zài dǎ shénme zhǔyi ?
You don't sound genuine. I don't have makeup on today. Be honest! What are you planning now?
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少得意,我给你出一主意啊,你看,咱们坐在安全出口这儿,你可以祈祷一会儿飞机迫降,得使用安全门疏散,那时机多好啊,记得要沉着冷静地帮忙,那空姐一定会被你征服,没有女人不爱英雄。
shǎo déyì ,wǒ gěi nǐ chū yī zhǔyi ā ,nǐ kàn ,zánmen zuò zài ānquán chūkǒu zhèr5 ,nǐ kěyǐ qídǎo yīhuìr5 fēijī pòjiàng ,děi shǐyòng ānquánmén shūsàn ,nà shíjī duō hǎo ā ,jìde yào chénzhuó lěngjìng de bāngmáng ,nà kōngjiě yīdìng huì bèi nǐ zhēngfú ,méiyǒu nu:3rén bù ài yīngxióng 。
Don’t get big-headed, I’ll give you a tip. Look, let’s sit by the emergency exit, you can pray that the plane will be forced to go down, and that they have to use the emergency exit to evacuate. What an opportunity that would be? Remember to be calm and collected and help out, that air hostess will be putty in your hands. No woman can resist a hero.
欸,呸呸呸,你这乌鸦嘴,这出的是什么馊主意?
ǎi ,pēi pēi pēi ,nǐ zhè wūyāzuǐ ,zhè chū de shì shénme sōuzhǔyi ?
Bah, you’re such a downer. What kind of BS idea is that?
好主意!那,除了形形色色的微商还有各种各样秀自拍的,都希望趁机成为“网红”。
hǎo zhǔyi !nà ,chúle xíngxíngsèsè de wēishāng háiyǒu gèzhǒnggèyàng xiù zìpāi de ,dōu xīwàng chènjī chéngwéi “wǎnghóng ”。
Good idea! As well as all kinds of WeChat merchants there are also all sorts of people showing off their selfies, taking the opportunity to get famous online.
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谢谢您的夸奖。这个用图表和动画演示的主意,是我们团队一起想出来的。
xièxie nín de kuājiǎng 。zhège yòng túbiǎo hé dònghuà yǎnshì de zhǔyi ,shì wǒmen tuánduì yīqǐ xiǎng chūlái de 。
Thank you for your compliment. The use of charts and animations were the team’s idea.
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你能帮忙出主意吗?
nǐ néng bāngmáng chūzhǔyì ma ?
Could you help and give me some ideas?
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好主意!
hǎo zhǔyi !
Great idea!
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你怎么会突然改变主意?到底怎么了?
nǐ zěnme huì tūrán gǎibiàn zhǔyi ?dàodǐ zěnmele ?
Why did you suddenly change your mind? What is up?
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好主意!
hǎo zhǔyi !
Good idea!
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