Chinese

Noun

意思

1. meaning

   別笑！我真是這個意思！ [MSC, trad.]

   别笑！我真是这个意思！ [MSC, simp.]

   Bié xiào! Wǒ zhēn shì zhè ge yìsi! [Pinyin]

   Don't laugh! I mean it!

2. interest; fun

   這部電影一點意思也沒有。 [MSC, trad.]

   这部电影一点意思也没有。 [MSC, simp.]

   Zhè bù diànyǐng yīdiǎn yìsi yě méiyǒu. [Pinyin]

   This movie is not interesting in the slightest.

   通過與她相處這段時間的感受，我覺得她對我有意思了。 [MSC, trad.]

   通过与她相处这段时间的感受，我觉得她对我有意思了。 [MSC, simp.]

   Tōngguò yǔ tā xiàngchù zhè duàn shíjiān de gǎnshòu, wǒ juéde tā duì wǒ yǒu yìsi le. [Pinyin]

   Since we got along so well last time, I think she's interested in me.

3. hint; trace

   甲：這裡空氣看來是被污染了。乙：對哦，好像是有那麼點意思。 [MSC, trad.]

   甲：这里空气看来是被污染了。乙：对哦，好像是有那么点意思。 [MSC, simp.]

   Jiǎ: Zhèlǐ kōngqì kànlái shì bèi wūrǎn le. Yǐ: Duì o, hǎoxiàng shì yǒu nàme diǎn yìsi. [Pinyin]

   A: The air appears to be polluted here. B: Yeah, it looks like it.

4. opinion

   我想買新車，你的意思呢？ [MSC, trad.]

   我想买新车，你的意思呢？ [MSC, simp.]

   Wǒ xiǎng mǎi xīn chē, nǐ de yìsi ne? [Pinyin]

   I'd like to buy a new car, what do you think?

5. token of appreciation

   這是一點小意思。 / 这是一点小意思。  ―  Zhè shì yī diǎn xiǎo yìsi.  ―  This is a mere token of my appreciation.

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Japanese

Noun

意思 ‎(hiragana いし, romaji ishi)

1. intention, a mind (to do something)

References

• 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, ISBN 4095102535.

Korean

Noun

意思 • ‎(uisa) ‎(hangeul 의사)

1. Hanja form^? of 의사, “intent, opinion, view, suggestion, idea, comment”.