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意味 meaning in English

yìwèi

meaning; implication

21 strokes

Meaning of 意味

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

yìwèi
  1. meaning
  2. implication
  3. flavor
  4. overtone
  5. to mean
  6. to imply
  7. (Tw) to get a sense of

意味 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

这zhè不bù意yì味wèi著zhù你nǐ不bù应yīng该gāi小xiǎo心xīn。
That doesn't mean you shouldn't be careful.
我wǒ认rèn为wéi我wǒ知zhī道dào那nà意yì味wèi着zhe什shén么me。
I think that I know what this means.
这zhè是shì不bú是shì意yì味wèi着zhe你nǐ不bú会huì来lái了le？
Does that mean you won't come?
在zài海hǎi里lǐ游yóu泳yǒng并bìng不bù意yì味wèi著zhù就jiù拥yōng有yǒu大dà海hǎi。
Swimming in the sea doesn't mean owning the sea.
这zhè意yì味wèi着zhe其qí他tā人rén只zhǐ能néng从cóng听tīng你nǐ说shuō的de话huà来lái了liǎo解jiě你nǐ和hé喜xǐ欢huān你nǐ。
This means that others can only come to know you and like you by listening to what you say.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

意 yì · thought · 13 strokes

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  12. 12
  13. 13

味 wèi · taste · 8 strokes

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  5. 5
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  8. 8

Related words

Words that share a character with 意味.

意思yìsiidea; opinion
愿意yuànyìto wish; to want
不好意思bù hǎoyìsito feel embarrassed; to find it embarrassing
味道wèidàoflavor; taste; (fig.) feeling (of ...); sense (of ...); hint (of ...)
有意思yǒu yìsiinteresting; meaningful
意见yìjiànidea; opinion
满意mǎnyìsatisfied; pleased
故意gùyìdeliberately; on purpose
注意zhùyìto take note of; to pay attention to
同意tóngyìto agree; to consent
主意zhǔyiplan; idea
生意shēngyilife force; vitality

Questions about 意味

What does 意味 mean?

意味 (yìwèi) means "meaning; implication".

How do you write 意味?

意味 is made of 2 characters: 意 (13 strokes), 味 (8 strokes). That is 21 strokes in total.