有意 (jau5 ji3 | you3 yi4) : intend

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有意

jau5 ji3

you3 yi4

[1] intend; intentionally [2] be interested in

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 6,100,000

This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

有意

This word has been viewed 1819 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by tym on 14th Dec 2004 14:02 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

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Characters in this word:

有 jau5 jau6 - have; there is
意 ji3 - wish; meaning; expect

7 compounds containing this word:

有意思 - meaningful (for speech); interesting (for people); significant (for actions)
有意義 - to have meaning; to have significance; meaningful; significant
有意識 - conscious
有意無意 - with or without intention
落花有意,流水無情 - unrequited love
有意無意之間 - "between intentional and unintentional"
有意栽花花不發，無心插柳柳成蔭 - what one intentionally does ends fruitless; but what one unintentionally does ends up producing suprising results

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