寓意
yù yì
Pinyin

Definition

寓意
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yù yì
  1. moral (of a story)
  2. lesson to be learned
  3. implication
  4. message
  5. import
  6. metaphorical meaning

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

任意
rèn yì
  1. 1 any
  2. 2 arbitrary
  3. 3 at will
  4. 4 at random
公寓
gōng yù
  1. 1 apartment building
  2. 2 block of flats
  3. 3 CL:套[tào]
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
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
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
中意
Zhōng Yì
  1. 1 Sino-Italian
主意
zhǔ yi
  1. 1 plan
  2. 2 idea
  3. 3 decision
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
  5. 5 Beijing pr. [zhú yi]

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
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
心烦意乱
xīn fán yì luàn
  1. 1 lit. heart distracted, thoughts in turmoil (idiom); distraught with anxiety

Sample Sentences

诶，我还知道，年夜饭中一定要有鱼，寓意着来年有“余”，也说年年有鱼。
èi ，wǒ hái zhīdào ，niányèfàn zhōng yīdìng yào yǒu yú ，yùyì zhe láinián yǒu “yú ”，yě shuō niánnián yǒu yú 。
Ah, I also know that Chinese New Year dinner has to feature fish, because the character for fish is the same as that for "surplus", which represents that the New Year will bring you a surplus of fortune, and that's where the saying, "to have surplus (fish) every year" comes from.
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