意
向

Intention in Chinese: 意向 (yì xiàng)

yì xiàng

intention

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1intention
  2. 2purpose
  3. 3intent
  4. 4inclination
  5. 5disposition

Stroke order

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意
向

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄧˋ

yì

ㄧ/ iˋ/ fourth tone

ㄒㄧㄤˋ

xiàng

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄤ/ angˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 双方都有合作的意向。

    shuāng fāng dōu yǒu hé zuò de yì xiàng。

    Both sides have the intention to cooperate.

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Related words

向

xiàng

towards

意思

yì si

idea

满意

mǎn yì

satisfied

同意

tóng yì

to agree

愿意

yuàn yì

to wish

注意

zhù yì

to take note of

得意

dé yì

proud of oneself

方向

fāng xiàng

direction

故意

gù yì

deliberately

意见

yì jiàn

idea

主意

zhǔ yi

plan

特意

tè yì

specially

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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