介意
jiè yì
Pinyin

Definition

介意
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jiè yì
  1. to care about
  2. to take offense
  3. to mind

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

介绍
jiè shào
  1. 1 to introduce (sb to sb)
  2. 2 to give a presentation
  3. 3 to present (sb for a job etc)
  4. 4 introduction
任意
rèn yì
  1. 1 any
  2. 2 arbitrary
  3. 3 at will
  4. 4 at random
创意
chuàng yì
  1. 1 creative
  2. 2 creativity
在意
zài yì
  1. 1 to care about
  2. 2 to mind
好意思
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)
如意
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
得意
dé yì
  1. 1 proud of oneself
  2. 2 pleased with oneself
  3. 3 complacent
意外
yì wài
  1. 1 unexpected
  2. 2 accident
  3. 3 mishap
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
意思
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
意义
yì yì
  1. 1 sense
  2. 2 meaning
  3. 3 significance
  4. 4 importance
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
意见
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]
意识
yì shí
  1. 1 consciousness
  2. 2 awareness
  3. 3 to be aware
  4. 4 to realize
惬意
qiè yì
  1. 1 satisfied
  2. 2 pleased
  3. 3 contented
注意
zhù yì
  1. 1 to take note of
  2. 2 to pay attention to
满意
mǎn yì
  1. 1 satisfied
  2. 2 pleased
  3. 3 to one's satisfaction
睡意
shuì yì
  1. 1 sleepiness
万事如意
wàn shì rú yì
  1. 1 to have all one's wishes (idiom)
  2. 2 best wishes
  3. 3 all the best
  4. 4 may all your hopes be fulfilled
愿意
yuàn yì
  1. 1 to wish
  2. 2 to want
  3. 3 ready
  4. 4 willing (to do sth)
一心一意
yī xīn yī yì
  1. 1 concentrating one's thoughts and efforts
  2. 2 single-minded
  3. 3 bent on
  4. 4 intently
不经意
bù jīng yì
  1. 1 not paying attention
  2. 2 carelessly
  3. 3 by accident

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
介于两难
jiè yú liǎng nán
  1. 1 to be on the horns of a dilemma (idiom)
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.
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
善解人意
shàn jiě rén yì
  1. 1 to be good at understanding others (idiom)
回心转意
huí xīn zhuǎn yì
  1. 1 to change one's mind (idiom)
安闲随意
ān xián suí yì
  1. 1 leisurely and free (idiom); carefree and at ease
寓意深远
yù yì shēn yuǎn
  1. 1 the implied message is deep (idiom); having deep implications
寓意深长
yù yì shēn cháng
  1. 1 to have profound import (idiom); to be deeply significant
差强人意
chā qiáng rén yì
  1. 1 (idiom) just passable
  2. 2 barely satisfactory
心满意足
xīn mǎn yì zú
  1. 1 perfectly contented (idiom)
  2. 2 perfectly satisfied

Sample Sentences

招待不周，请不要介意。
zhāodài bùzhōu ，qǐng bùyào jièyì 。
Sorry for not being a good host. I hope you don't mind.
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哈，你可真可爱，平时都那么阳光，难得看到你抓狂。人呢，难免都会有些不好的情绪需要发泄一下，别介意。
hā ，nǐ kě zhēn kě ài ，píngshí dōu nàme yángguāng ，nándé kàndào nǐ zhuākuáng 。rén ne ，nánmiǎn dōuhuì yǒuxiē bùhǎo de qíngxù xūyào fāxiè yīxià ，bié jièyì 。
Ha, you're so cute. You've normally got such a sunny disposition, it's rare to see you lose it. It's normal that people get into bad moods and need to get it off their chest, don't worry about it.
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介意：因为心里不舒服或者是不高兴而一直记得或注意。
jièyì ：yīnwèi xīnli bù shūfu huò zhě shì bù gāoxìng ér yīzhí jìde huò zhùyì 。
to take offense: when you feel uncomfortable or unhappy and you keep thinking or paying attention to something.
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你男朋友很在意你，所以才会介意别的男生跟你聊天、说话。
nǐ nán péngyou hěn zàiyì nǐ ，suǒyǐ cáihuì jièyì biéde nánshēng gēn nǐ liáotiān 、shuōhuà 。
You boyfriend really cares about you, so that's why he minds when other guys talk to you.
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我很介意别人说我胖。（让我心里不舒服、不高兴）
wǒ hěn jièyì biérén shuō wǒ pàng 。（ràng wǒ xīnli bù shūfu 、bù gāoxìng ）
I really take offense/mind when people call me fat. (I get upset and unhappy)
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所以要是我说别人的小孩不乖，他的父母会很介意。
suǒyǐ yàoshì wǒ shuō biérén de xiǎohái bù guāi ，tā de fùmǔ huì hěn jièyì 。
So if I say that other people's kids are misbehaved, their parents will really mind/take offense.
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你介意我吸烟吗？
nǐ jièyì wǒ xīyān ma ？
Do you mind if I smoke?
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你介意...吗？
nǐ jièyì . . . ma ？
Do you mind?
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你介意我说脏话吗？
nǐ jièyì wǒ shuō zānghuà ma ？
Do you mind if I cuss?
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你介意我抽烟吗？
nǐ jièyì wǒ chōuyān ma ？
Do you mind if I smoke?
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