来意 meaning in English

láiyì

one's purpose in coming

Traditional 來意20 strokes

Meaning of 来意

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

láiyì
  1. one's purpose in coming

来意 in example sentences

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

她tā是shì第dì一yī次cì来lái意yì大dà利lì吗ma?
Is this her first time coming to Italy?
一yī时shí失shī言yán常cháng常cháng会huì带dài来lái意yì想xiǎng不bù到dào的de结jié果guǒ。
A slip of the tongue often brings about unexpected results.

Stroke order for each character

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来 lái · to come · 7 strokes

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意 yì · thought · 13 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 来意.

回来huíláito return; to come back
起来qǐláito stand up; to get up; also pr. [qi3lai2]
出来chūláito come out; to appear
进来jìnláito come in
来到láidàoto arrive; to come
意思yìsiidea; opinion
过来guòláito come over; to manage
愿意yuànyìto wish; to want
不好意思bù hǎoyìsito feel embarrassed; to find it embarrassing
带来dàiláito bring; (fig.) to bring about; to produce
来自láizìto come from (a place); From: (in email header)
原来yuánláioriginal; former; originally; formerly; at first

Questions about 来意

What does 来意 mean?

来意 (láiyì) means "one's purpose in coming".

How do you write 来意?

来意 is made of 2 characters: 来 (7 strokes), 意 (13 strokes). That is 20 strokes in total.

How is 来意 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 来意 is written 來意.