有意思
yǒu yì si
Pinyin

Definition

有意思
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yǒu yì si
  1. interesting
  2. meaningful
  3. enjoyable
  4. fun

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

有
yǒu
  1. 1 to have
  2. 2 there is
  3. 3 there are
  4. 4 to exist
  5. 5 to be
没有
méi yǒu
  1. 1 haven't
  2. 2 hasn't
  3. 3 doesn't exist
  4. 4 to not have
  5. 5 to not be
中意
Zhōng Yì
  1. 1 Sino-Italian
介意
jiè yì
  1. 1 to care about
  2. 2 to take offense
  3. 3 to mind
任意
rèn yì
  1. 1 any
  2. 2 arbitrary
  3. 3 at will
  4. 4 at random
占有
zhàn yǒu
  1. 1 to have
  2. 2 to own
  3. 3 to hold
  4. 4 to occupy
  5. 5 to possess
  6. 6 to account for (a high proportion etc)
具有
jù yǒu
  1. 1 to have
  2. 2 to possess
刻意
kè yì
  1. 1 meticulous
  2. 2 painstaking
  3. 3 deliberate
创意
chuàng yì
  1. 1 creative
  2. 2 creativity
反思
fǎn sī
  1. 1 to think back over sth
  2. 2 to review
  3. 3 to revisit
  4. 4 to rethink
  5. 5 reflection
  6. 6 reassessment
同意
tóng yì
  1. 1 to agree
  2. 2 to consent
  3. 3 to approve
含有
hán yǒu
  1. 1 to contain
  2. 2 including
唯有
wéi yǒu
  1. 1 only
在意
zài yì
  1. 1 to care about
  2. 2 to mind
天意
tiān yì
  1. 1 providence
  2. 2 the Will of Heaven
失意
shī yì
  1. 1 disappointed
  2. 2 frustrated
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
富有
fù yǒu
  1. 1 rich
  2. 2 full of
寓意
yù yì
  1. 1 moral (of a story)
  2. 2 lesson to be learned
  3. 3 implication
  4. 4 message
  5. 5 import
  6. 6 metaphorical meaning

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
一无所有
yī wú suǒ yǒu
  1. 1 not having anything at all (idiom); utterly lacking
  2. 2 without two sticks to rub together
一门心思
yī mén xīn si
  1. 1 to set one's heart on sth (idiom)
三人行，必有我师
sān rén xíng , bì yǒu wǒ shī
  1. 1 lit. if three walk together, one can be my teacher (idiom, from the Analects of Confucius)
  2. 2 you have sth to learn from everyone
三心二意
sān xīn èr yì
  1. 1 in two minds about sth (idiom)
  2. 2 half-hearted
  3. 3 shilly-shallying
三思而后行
sān sī ér hòu xíng
  1. 1 think again and again before acting (idiom); consider carefully in advance
三思而行
sān sī ér xíng
  1. 1 think three times then go (idiom); don't act before you've thought it through carefully
三生有幸
sān shēng yǒu xìng
  1. 1 the blessing of three lifetimes (idiom)
  2. 2 (courteous language) it's my good fortune...
上有天堂，下有苏杭
shàng yǒu tiān táng , xià yǒu Sū Háng
  1. 1 lit. there is heaven above, and there is 蘇杭|苏杭[Sū Háng] below (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the beauty and affluence of Suzhou and Hangzhou is comparable with heaven
上有政策，下有对策
shàng yǒu zhèng cè , xià yǒu duì cè
  1. 1 The higher ups have policies while the lower downs have their own ways of getting around them. (idiom)
上有老下有小
shàng yǒu lǎo xià yǒu xiǎo
  1. 1 lit. above are the elderly, below are the young (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to have to take care of both one's aging parents and one's children
  3. 3 sandwich generation
不假思索
bù jiǎ sī suǒ
  1. 1 to act without taking time to think (idiom); to react instantly
  2. 2 to fire from the hip
不可思议
bù kě sī yì
  1. 1 inconceivable (idiom); unimaginable
  2. 2 unfathomable
不求有功，但求无过
bù qiú yǒu gōng , dàn qiú wú guò
  1. 1 lit. not aiming to achieve the best possible result, but rather trying to avoid making mistakes (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to take a risk-averse approach
世上无难事，只怕有心人
shì shàng wú nán shì , zhǐ pà yǒu xīn rén
  1. 1 there is nothing the determined person can't accomplish (idiom)
  2. 2 persistence will overcome
二虎相斗，必有一伤
èr hǔ xiāng dòu , bì yǒu yī shāng
  1. 1 lit. when two tigers fight, one is sure to be wounded (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. if it comes to a fight, someone will get hurt
互通有无
hù tōng yǒu wú
  1. 1 mutual exchange of assistance (idiom)
  2. 2 to benefit from each other's strengths and make up each other's shortfalls
  3. 3 to reciprocate with material assistance
  4. 4 scratch each other's back
井井有条
jǐng jǐng yǒu tiáo
  1. 1 everything clear and orderly (idiom); neat and tidy
井然有序
jǐng rán yǒu xù
  1. 1 everything clear and in good order (idiom); neat and tidy
人外有人，天外有天
rén wài yǒu rén , tiān wài yǒu tiān
  1. 1 in the wider world there are people more talented than oneself (idiom)

Sample Sentences

很有意思。
hěn yǒuyìsi 。
Very interesting.
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再过三周NBA新赛季就要开赛了，有了上个赛季的恩怨情仇，这两支球队的碰面一定会更有意思，让我们拭目以待吧。
zài guò sān zhōu NBA xīn sàijì jiùyào kāi sài le ，yǒu le shànggè sàijì de ēn yuàn qíng chóu ，zhè liǎng zhī qiúduì de pèngmiàn yīdìng huì gèng yǒu yìsi ，ràng wǒmen shìmùyǐdài ba 。
In another three weeks the new NBA season will start, and with the grudges and animosity left over from last season, the meeting of these two teams should be interesting, leaving us holding our breath in anticipation.
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是的，不仅如此，另一个结论是强大的引力可以造成时间变慢，因此广义相对论最有意思的一面是预测了黑洞的存在，这种密度极高的物体由于引力极强，即便是光落入其中也无法逃脱。
shì de ，bùjǐn rúcǐ ，lìng yī ge jiélùn shì qiángdà de yǐnlì kěyǐ zàochéng shíjiān biàn màn ，yīncǐ guǎngyì xiāngduìlùn zuì yǒu yìsi de yīmiàn shì yùcè le hēidòng de cúnzài ，zhèzhǒng mìdù jígāo de wùtǐ yóuyú yǐnlì jí strong ，jíbiàn shì guāng luò rù qízhōng yě wúfǎ táotuō 。
Yes, and that's not all. Another conclusion was that strong gravitational pull can make time slow. Therefore, one of the interesting aspects of the theory of general relativity is that it predicted the existence of black holes. Even light which falls on these incredibly dense objects cannot escape because of the extremely strong gravitational pull.
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哼，有意思，'网红'？我比“白富美”还美，比“高富帅”更富，网红？网红比得过我吗？
hèng ，yǒu yìsi ，'wǎnghóng '？wǒ bǐ “báifùměi ”hái měi ，bǐ “gāo fù shuài ”gèng fù ，wǎnghóng ？wǎnghóng bǐ de guò wǒ ma ？
Hmph, interesting, internet celebrities? I'm fairer than pale-skinned wealthy beauties and wealthier than the tall, wealthy, handsome guys, but internet celebrities? Could internet celebrities really compete with me?
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人都要找同患难的，他倒是想找个共享福的，这小子有意思。
rén dōuyào zhǎo tóng huànnàn de ，tā dàoshì xiǎng zhǎo gè gòng xiǎngfú de ，zhè xiǎozi yǒu yìsi 。
People usually find someone that can endure hardship with them. He on the other hand wants someone to enjoy life with. What an interesting kid.
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怎么这么说呀？我觉得朋友圈还是很有意思的呢。
zěnme zhème shuō ya ？wǒ juéde péngyou quān háishì hěnyǒuyìsī de ne 。
Why do you say that? I think that Moments is still really cool.
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我也是！元宵节那一天，家家户户都闹元宵，赏月，吃汤圆，赏灯，猜灯谜，可有意思了！
wǒ yě shì ！yuánxiāojié nà yī tiān ，jiājiāhùhù dōu nàoyuánxiāo ，shǎng yuè ，chī tāngyuán ，shǎng dēng ，cāi dēngmí ，kě yǒu yìsi le ！
Me too! On Lantern Festival, as every family is busy celebrating the festival, gazing at the moon, eating tangyuan, admiring the lanterns and guessing the riddles on the lanterns. It's so fun.
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是啊，他们一边下棋，一边聊天，很有意思。
shì a ，tāmen yībiān xiàqí ，yībiān liáotiān ，hěn yǒuyìsi 。
Yes, they play chess and chat, it's very interesting.
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听起来...很有意思...不过，要买米，别去饭店旁的那家商店买。
tīng qǐlai ...hěnyǒuyìsī ...bùguò ，yào mǎi mǐ ，biéqù fàndiàn páng de nà jiā shāngdiàn mǎi 。
That sounds... interesting... but, if you want to buy rice, don't go to the shop beside the restaurant.
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