用意 meaning in English

yòngyì

intention; purpose

HSK 7-9noun18 strokes

Meaning of 用意

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

yòngyì
  1. intention
  2. purpose

用意 in example sentences

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

我wǒ不bù理lǐ解jiě作zuò者zhě在zài这zhè儿ér有yǒu什shén么me用yòng意yì。
I don't understand what the author means here.
如rú果guǒ有yǒu人rén问wèn起qǐ这zhè个ge故gù事shì的de用yòng意yì是shì什shén么me,我wǒ还hái真zhēn不bù知zhī道dào。
If anyone was to ask what the point of the story is, I really don't know.
那nà个ge词cí用yòng意yì大dà利lì语yǔ怎zěn么me说shuō?
How do you say that in Italian?

Stroke order for each character

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

用 yòng · to use · 5 strokes

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意 yì · thought · 13 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 用意.

不用bùyòngneed not
有用yǒuyònguseful
意思yìsiidea; opinion
愿意yuànyìto wish; to want
不好意思bù hǎoyìsito feel embarrassed; to find it embarrassing
使用shǐyòngto use; to employ
有意思yǒu yìsiinteresting; meaningful
意见yìjiànidea; opinion
满意mǎnyìsatisfied; pleased
故意gùyìdeliberately; on purpose
作用zuòyòngto act on; to affect; action; function; activity
信用卡xìnyòngkǎcredit card

Questions about 用意

What does 用意 mean?

用意 (yòngyì) means "intention; purpose" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 用意?

用意 is made of 2 characters: 用 (5 strokes), 意 (13 strokes). That is 18 strokes in total.

Is 用意 an HSK word?

Yes. 用意 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.