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Chinese dictionary
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  • 1

    n.meaning; purport

    • zhè gè dān cí yǒu sān gè yì yì

      单词意义

      This word has three distinct meanings.

    • zhè ge cí de yǔ fǎ yì yì shì shén me

      这个语法意义什么

      What is the grammatical meaning of this word?

    • zhè sān gè cí zài yì yì shang méi yǒu qū bié

      意义没有区别

      There is no difference in meaning between the three words.

  • 2

    n.significance; value; effect

    • zhè yàng zuò méi yǒu yì yì

      这样没有意义

      There's no point in doing this.

    • wǒ men yào guò yǒu yì yì de shēng huó

      我们意义生活

      We should live a meaningful life.

    • wǒ kàn tā men gàn de shì méi yǒu duō dà yì yì

      他们没有意义

      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".
  • "意义" is often matched with measure word "个"or"层".
    • 意义

      one meaning

    • 意义

      one layer of meaning