意思

meaning, interest; fun, a small token of kindness, what someone means

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noun Uncommon #6,624
meaning The meaning or message expressed by a word, sentence, or action.
CH: 你知道这个词的意思吗?
EN: Do you know the meaning of this word?

我梦见拔了一颗牙,什麽意思?

I dreamed that I pulled out a tooth. What does it mean?

— 无爱可诉 (2017)

如果没人放屁的话什么意思?

What does it mean if nobody farts?

— 从海底出击 (1981)

什么意思

What does it mean?

— 月升王国 (2012)

你应该懂意思吧

You should understand what I mean, right?

— 母亲 (2009)

他通常不会骗人,只是未必总能意识到,换一组词,意思就会变得不同。

He usually doesn't lie; he just may not always realize that changing a few words can change the meaning.

和“圣诞节帽子”一个意思!

It means the same thing as “Christmas hat”!

— 再见,孩子们 (1987)

我懂你意思了

I understand what you mean now.

— 莫斯科不相信眼泪 (1980)

这算什么意思啊

What is this supposed to mean?

— 洗澡 (1999)

意思?

What does it mean?

— 精英部队 (2007)

该死的谁给你起的名字没什么特别意思

Damn, who gave you that name? It doesn’t mean anything special.

— 为所应为 (1989)

意思太相似了

The meanings are too similar.

— 海德尔 (2014)

用你的话表达这些意思

Express these ideas in your own words.

— 风吹麦浪 (2006)

阿黛尔有阿拉伯语意思

Adele has a meaning in Arabic.

— 阿黛尔的生活 (2013)

我用简单的语言表达了同样的意思

I expressed the same idea in simple language.

— 三傻大闹宝莱坞 (2009)

这句句子意思模糊。

This sentence is ambiguous.

你不知道意思吗?

You don't know what it means?

— 母亲 (2009)

意思就是告诉你说来你看

Basically, I’m telling you to come take a look.

— A Sun (2019)

noun Rare #13,595
interest; fun In 有意思 or 没意思, describes whether something is interesting or worth doing.
CH: 这部电影挺有意思。
EN: This movie is quite interesting.

活着也没有意思…

There’s no point in living…

— 哈尔的移动城堡 (2004)

这没有意思!

This is no fun!

— 死亡论文 (1996)

嗯,有点儿意思

Hmm, that’s kind of interesting.

— 一代宗师 (2013)

没什么意思

It’s not very interesting.

— 大红灯笼高高挂 (1991)

这样打嗝都没意思了

Even hiccupping like this isn't fun anymore.

— 大病 (2017)

没什么意思啊

It doesn't really mean anything.

— Dying to Survive (2018)

他的这本书一点意思也没有。

His book is not interesting at all.

快点搞点新意思

Hurry up and come up with something new.

— 甜蜜的生活 (1960)

来还是大学时候有意思

It was still more fun back in college.

— 后来的我们 (2018)

回去也没有意思

There’s no point in going back either.

— 春光乍泄 (1997)

noun Rare #26,062
a small token of kindness A modest gift or gesture that shows consideration; often used modestly when offering something.
CH: 这只是一点小意思,请收下。
EN: This is just a small token of my appreciation; please accept it.

忠伯真不够意思

Uncle Zhong is really being a bad friend.

— 英雄本色 (1986)

两个小意思他们在哪儿?

Where are the two little things?

— 虎口脱险 (1966)

你这样不够意思

That’s not cool of you.

— 一一 (2000)

noun Rare #26,063
what someone means Refers to the intention or thought someone wants to express.
CH: 我不是这个意思。
EN: That's not what I mean.

别误会我意思

Don't get me wrong.

— 海上钢琴师 (1998)

这样快多了懂我意思吗?

This is much faster, you know what I mean?

— 好家伙 (1990)

你懂我意思,

You know what I mean.

— 再见,孩子们 (1987)

我不是这么个意思

That's not what I meant.

— 伊莲娜 (2011)

我不是那意思

That's not what I meant.

— 阿黛尔的生活 (2013)