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Interesting in Chinese: 有意思 (yǒu yì si)

yǒu yì si

interesting

HSK 3.0 Level 21 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1interesting
  2. 2meaningful
  3. 3enjoyable
  4. 4fun

Stroke order

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有
意
思

Zhuyin

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ㄧㄡˇ

yǒu

ㄧ/ iㄡ/ ouˇ/ third tone

ㄧˋ

yì

ㄧ/ iˋ/ fourth tone

˙ㄙ

si

˙/ neutral toneㄙ/ s

Example sentences

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  • 这本书真有意思。

    zhè běn shū zhēn yǒu yì si。

    This book is really interesting.

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Related words

有

yǒu

to have

意思

yì si

idea

满意

mǎn yì

satisfied

同意

tóng yì

to agree

有名

yǒu míng

famous

愿意

yuàn yì

to wish

注意

zhù yì

to take note of

得意

dé yì

proud of oneself

故意

gù yì

deliberately

所有

suǒ yǒu

all

意见

yì jiàn

idea

有趣

yǒu qù

interesting

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