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Chinese dictionary
- 1
n.meaning; purport
这个单词有三个意义。
This word has three distinct meanings.
这个词的语法意义是什么?
What is the grammatical meaning of this word?
这三个词在意义上没有区别。
There is no difference in meaning between the three words.
- 2
n.significance; value; effect
这样做没有意义。
There's no point in doing this.
我们要过有意义的生活。
We should live a meaningful life.
我看他们干的事没有多大意义。
I can't see much sense in what they are doing.
Word usage
- Note"意义" is different from "意思". "意义" mostly refers to abstract and general meaning, with objectivity and universality. It is often used in terms, such as "语法意义" and "词汇意义"; "意思" usually refers to specific meanings such as words, texts, and articles, sometimes with subjectivity, not universal, such as "我明白这句话的意思".
- common measure word"意义" is often matched with measure word "个"or"层".
一个意义
one meaning
一层意义
one layer of meaning