来意

tā men lái yì bù shàn

他们来意不善。

They came with bad intentions.

qǐng shuō míng nǐ de lái yì

请说明你的来意。

Please state your purpose for here.

tiě mén biān de jǐng wèi chén zhe liǎn wèn wǒ men de lái yì wǒ men gào su tā yuē hǎo jiàn miàn de dì chǎn zhōng jiè de míng zi

铁门边的警卫沉着脸问我们的来意，我们告诉他约好见面的地产中介的名字。

A security guard at the metal gate inquired coolly about our intentions, and we mentioned the name of the real estate agent with whom we had an appointment.

wǒ mǎ shàng jiù yì shí dào zhè ge diàn huà de lái yì le

我马上就意识到这个电话的来意了。

I instantly knew what the call was about.

wǒ cāi bù tòu tā de lái yì

我猜不透她的来意。

I'm not clear what she is here for.