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How Chinese people use ‘意思yìsi’ in their daily life and how many meanings are there? Let’s have a look and study together.
01. NOUN. Meaning; idea.
这个字是什么意思？
Zhè ge zì shì shénme yìsi
What is the meaning of this word?
我不明白你的意思。
Wǒ bù míngbai nǐde yìsi.
I don't understand what you mean.
02.
有意思 interesting
没意思 boring; not interesting
这本书真有意思。
Zhè běn shū zhēn yǒuyìsi
This book is really interesting.
一个人在家没意思。
Yí ge rén zài jiā méiyìsi.
Staying at home alone is not interesting.
03. 不好意思 excuse me; sorry; I beg your pardon.
不好意思，这里有人坐吗？
bùhǎoyìsi，zhèli yǒu rén zuò ma？
Excuse me, is this seat taken?
不好意思，我没有时间。
bùhǎoyìsi，wǒ méiyou shíjiān.
Sorry, I have no time.
04. 小意思
a. It's a piece of cake.
A: 你能完成吗？
Nǐ néng wánchéng ma？
Can you finish this?
B:小意思，一两个小时就能做完。
Xiǎoyìsi，yìliǎng ge xiǎoshí jiù néng zuòwán.
It’s a piece of cake, it can be done in one or two hours.
b. a small token.
这是我的一点小意思，希望你喜欢。
Zhè shì wǒde yìdiǎn xiǎoyìsi，xīwàng nǐ xǐhuan.
This is a small something for you.
I hope you like it.
05. 意思意思：as a mere token.以送礼、请客等方式表示心意。
明天是老板的生日，我想送他一个礼物意思意思。
Míngtiān shì lǎobǎn de shēngrì，wǒ xiǎng sòng tā yí ge lǐwù yìsiyìsi.
Tomorrow is my boss's birthday, I want to give him a birthday gift as a mere token.
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