Meaning of yì si:
意思
idea; opinion; meaning; wish; desire; interest; fun; token of appreciation, affection etc; CL:個|个[ge4]; to give as a small token; to do sth as a gesture of goodwill etc
Tā shuō de huà hěn yǒu yìsi.
他说的话很有意思。
What he said was very interesting.
Zhège cí de zhēnzhèng yìsi shì shénme?
这个词的真正意思是什么？
What is the true meaning of this word?
Zhè ge dāncí de yìsi shì shénme?
这个单词的意思是什么？
What is the meaning of this word?
Tā de yìsi shì wǒmen yīnggāi zǎodiǎn chūfā.
他的意思是我们应该早点出发。
His wish is that we should leave earlier.
Tā de yìsi shì xīwàng zǎodiǎn huí jiā.
他的意思是希望早点回家。
His desire is to go home early.
Zhè běn shū hěn yǒu yì si.
这本书很有意思。
This book is very interesting.
Zhè ge yóu xì hěn yǒu yì si.
这个游戏很有意思。
This game is a lot of fun.
Lǎoshī sòng gěi wǒ yī běn shū, zuòwéi xiè yì de yìsi.
老师送给我一本书，作为谢意的意思。
The teacher gave me a book as a token of appreciation.
Zhège cí de yìsi hěn nán lǐjiě.
这个词的意思很难理解。
The meaning of this word is hard to understand.
Zhè shì wǒ sòng gěi nǐ de yīgè xiǎo yìsi.
这是我送给你的一个小意思。
This is a small token I am giving you.
Tā sòng gěi wǒ yī gè xiǎo lǐwù, biǎoshì tā de hǎo yìsī.
他送给我一个小礼物，表示他的好意思。
He gave me a small gift to express his goodwill.
