有意义 (有意義)
yǒu yì yì
Pinyin

Definition

有意义 (有意義)
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yǒu yì yì
  1. to make sense
  2. to have meaning
  3. to have significance
  4. meaningful
  5. significant
  6. worthwhile
  7. important
  8. interesting

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

有
yǒu
  1. 1 to have
  2. 2 there is
  3. 3 there are
  4. 4 to exist
  5. 5 to be
没有
méi yǒu
  1. 1 haven't
  2. 2 hasn't
  3. 3 doesn't exist
  4. 4 to not have
  5. 5 to not be
中意
Zhōng Yì
  1. 1 Sino-Italian
介意
jiè yì
  1. 1 to care about
  2. 2 to take offense
  3. 3 to mind
任意
rèn yì
  1. 1 any
  2. 2 arbitrary
  3. 3 at will
  4. 4 at random

Idioms (20)

一意孤行
yī yì gū xíng
  1. 1 obstinately clinging to one's course (idiom)
  2. 2 willful
  3. 3 one's own way
  4. 4 dogmatic
一无所有
yī wú suǒ yǒu
  1. 1 not having anything at all (idiom); utterly lacking
  2. 2 without two sticks to rub together
三人行，必有我师
sān rén xíng , bì yǒu wǒ shī
  1. 1 lit. if three walk together, one can be my teacher (idiom, from the Analects of Confucius)
  2. 2 you have sth to learn from everyone
三心二意
sān xīn èr yì
  1. 1 in two minds about sth (idiom)
  2. 2 half-hearted
  3. 3 shilly-shallying
三生有幸
sān shēng yǒu xìng
  1. 1 the blessing of three lifetimes (idiom)
  2. 2 (courteous language) it's my good fortune...

Sample Sentences

你知道吗？尤其是中国古代的哲学思想，在今天看来一点都不落伍呢，相反还很有意义。
nǐ zhīdào ma ？yóuqí shì Zhōngguó gǔdài de zhéxué sīxiǎng ，zàijīntiān kànlai yīdiǎn dōu bù luòwǔ ne ，xiāngfǎn hái hěn yǒu yìyì 。
Did you know? Particularly ancient philosophical thinking, when viewed today, doesn't seem behind the times at all, on the contrary, it's really significant.
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把时间拿去做一些有意义的事吧，比方说，都到了北投，就洗个温泉嘛。
bǎ shíjiān náqù zuò yīxiē yǒu yìyì de shì ba ，bǐfangshuō ，dōu dào le Běitóu ，jiù xǐ gè wēnquán ma 。
Shouldn't you put your time to better use? For instance, if you're in Beitou anyway, why not visit the hot springs?
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洗温泉比捉神奇宝贝有意义吗？对我来说，如果我不出去抓宝，可能就是整天赖在家里，也不见得是好事。
xǐ wēnquán bǐ zhuō shénqíbǎobèir yǒu yìyì ma ？duìwǒláishuō ，rúguǒ wǒ bù chūqù zhuābǎo ，kěnéng jiùshì zhěngtiān lài zài jiālǐ ，yě bùjiànde shì hǎoshì 。
So going to the hot springs is a better use of time than catching Pokémon? I think that if it wasn't for Pokémon, I would just be lazing about the house all day, and that's not necessarily a good thing.
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我确实觉得洗温泉比抓精灵有意义啊，促进血液循环还可以变美，不过你说的也对，这些小精灵真是引诱懒人出门的好诱饵啊。
wǒ quèshí juéde xǐ wēnquán bǐ zhuā jīnglíng yǒu yìyì ā ，cùjìn xuèyè xúnhuán hái kěyǐ biàn měi ，bùguò nǐshuōde yě duì ，zhèxiē xiǎo jīnglíng zhēn shì yǐnyòu lǎn rén chūmén de hǎo yòuěr ā 。
I really do think that going to the hot springs is a better use of time than catching Pokémon. It helps promote blood circulation and helps your skin. But you're right too in that these Pokémon are serving as good bait to entice couch potatoes to get out and about.
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别这样嘛，我觉得树葬是很有意义的一种葬法，想象我的孩子可以得到我的“庇荫”不是很好吗？
bié zhèyàng ma ，wǒ juéde shùzàng shì hěn yǒuyìyì de yīzhǒng zàngfǎ ，xiǎngxiàng wǒ de háizi kěyǐ dédào wǒ de “bìyìn ”bùshì hěnhǎo ma ？
Don't be like that, eh? I think that tree burials are really meaningful. Isn't it good to imagine being able to give my kids shade?
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天亮时的第一道阳光啊！对着新的一年的第一道阳光许下新年的第一个愿望，你不觉得很浪漫吗？而且特别有意义！
tiānliàng shí de dì yī dào yángguāng ā ！duì zhe xīn de yī nián de dì yī dào yángguāng xǔxià xīnnián de dì yī ge yuànwàng ，nǐ bù juéde hěn làngmàn ma ？érqiě tèbié yǒu yìyì ！
It's the first ray of sunlight at dawn! Don't you think that making a new year's wish while looking at the first rays of the sun is really romantic? And it's so profound!
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说我吃饱没事干，那你老兄有什么有意义的跨年办法？
shuō wǒ chī bǎoméishì gàn ，nà nǐ lǎoxiōng yǒu shénme yǒu yìyì de kuànián bànfǎ ？
You think I have nothing better to do? Then what bright idea do you have for new year then, old boy?
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送礼物虽然麻烦，得花不少时间和钱，但是会让我好好地想想这个人的个性、喜欢什么，我觉得很有意义。
sòng lǐwù suīrán máfan ，děi huā bùshǎo shíjiān hé qián ，dànshì huì ràng wǒ hǎohāo de xiǎngxiang zhè ge rén de gèxìng 、xǐhuan shénme ，wǒ juéde hěn yǒuyìyì 。
Although giving gifts is a lot of hassle, in that you have to spend a lot of money and time, it really makes me have a good think about the person's personality and what they like. I think it's really worthwhile.
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是啊，其实器官捐赠是很有意义的事，我跟我妈说，现在人都火葬了，留不留全尸哪有什么差别。
shì a ，qíshí qìguān juānzèng shì hěn yǒuyìyì de shì ，wǒ gēn wǒ mā shuō ，xiànzài rén dōu huǒzàng le ，liú bù liú quánshī nǎyǒu shénme chābié 。
Yes, actually, donating your organs is a very meaningful thing to do. I told my mom that many people are cremated anyway, so it doesn't matter if their bodies are kept whole.
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这真的是蛮可惜的，其实人死了就是死了，这副臭皮囊还能够用来帮助人，不是更有意义吗？
zhè zhēn de shì mán kěxī de ，qíshí rén sǐ le jiùshì sǐ le ，zhè fù chòupínáng hái nénggòu yònglái bāngzhù rén ，búshì gèng yǒuyìyì ma ？
That's such a pity, actually when people die they're just dead, at least the corpse can be used to help others, isn't that meaningful?
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