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Jyutping jung6 ji3
Pinyin yòng yì

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. intention
  2. purpose
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    行動​背​後​嘅​動​機​、​目的​(​量​詞​:​個​)
    the intended purpose of an action
    • 你估今次升佢職係咪有咩用意?
      你估今次升佢职系咪有咩用意?
      nei5 gu2 gam1 ci3 sing1 keoi5 zik1 hai6 mai6 jau5 me1 jung6 ji3?
      Do you think there is any other intention concerning his recent promotion?
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    intention; purpose
    (syn.) 意向, 意图, 心意, 用心, 意旨, 旨意, 心田, 怀抱, 企圖, 懷抱, 打算, 心思, 企图, 意圖
    • 一個另有用意的問題
      一个另有用意的问题
      yī ge lìng yǒu yòng yì de wèn tí
      a loaded question
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #5044
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    那个词用意大利语怎么说?
    那個詞用意大利語怎麼説?
    nà ge cí yòng yì dà lì yǔ zěn me shuō ?
    • How do you say that in Italian?
  2. Mandarin
    如果有人问起这个故事的用意是什么,我还真不知道。
    如果有人問起這個故事的用意是什麼,我還真不知道。
    rú guǒ yǒu rén wèn qǐ zhè ge gù shì de yòng yì shì shén me , wǒ hái zhēn bù zhī dào 。
    • If anyone was to ask what the point of the story is, I really don't know.
  3. Mandarin
    我不理解作者在这儿有什么用意。
    我不理解作者在這兒有什麼用意。
    wǒ bù lǐ jiě zuò zhě zài zhè er yǒu shén me yòng yì 。
    • I don't understand what the author means here.
    • I don't understand what the author's saying here.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    太平清醮嘅用意系净化社区,保境安民。
    太平清醮嘅用意係淨化社區,保境安民。
    taai3 ping4 cing1 ziu3 ge3 jung6 ji3 hai6 zing6 faa3 se5 keoi1, bou2 ging2 on1 man4.
    • The purpose of Tai Ping Ching Chiu is to purify and bless the community.
  2. Cantonese
    你估今次升佢职系咪有咩用意?
    你估今次升佢職係咪有咩用意?
    nei5 gu2 gam1 ci3 sing1 keoi5 zik1 hai6 mai6 jau5 me1 jung6 ji3?
    • Do you think there is any other intention concerning his recent promotion?
  3. Cantonese
    《西游记》写咗咁多妖魔鬼怪嘅故事,至于作者嘅用意何在,边个都无法一语道破。
    《西遊記》寫咗咁多妖魔鬼怪嘅故事,至於作者嘅用意何在,邊個都無法一語道破。
    • There were so many spectra's stories written in "Journey to the West". However, nobody could hit the nail on the head regarding the writer's motive to write this book.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    一个另有用意的问题
    一個另有用意的問題
    yī ge lìng yǒu yòng yì de wèn tí
    • a loaded question
  2. Mandarin
    你是班长你写这个是什么用意?你为什么不回答?!聪明的人容易变成赤色分子,你会不会是那样?
    你是班長你寫這個是什麼用意?你為什麼不回答?!聰明的人容易變成赤色分子,你會不會是那樣?
    nǐ shì bān cháng nǐ xiě zhèi ge shì shén me yòng yì ? nǐ wèi shén me bù huí dá ? ! cōng míng de rén róng yì biàn chéng chì sè fèn zǐ , nǐ huì bù huì shì nà yàng ?
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