The character consists of 音 /yīn/ sound and 心 /xīn/ heart.
We are looking at the “sound of the heart”.
Chinese thinking doesn’t see mind and heart-emotions as two divided phenomenons.
They are connected and both are located in our heart.
Mind produces THOUGHTS and IDEAS. It has its EXPECTATIONS and when we meet our EXPECTATIONS, we are SATISFIED.
Our mind (conscious) interprets the world around us and gives it MEANING and SENSE.
In order to work properly, we have to be able to address our ATTENTION.
etc. (you get the idea)
TEST WHAT YOU KNOW
Pick the right character(s) for ATTENTION (TO PAY)
注意
zhùyì
ATTENTION (TO PAY)
意见
yìjiàn
OBJECTION
意思
yìsi
MEANING
意外
yìwài
UNEXPECTED
Pinyin
汉字
LEARN NEW
SENSE
MEANING
意思
yìsi
yìsi
INTERESTING
to be
有意思
yǒuyìsi
yǒuyìsi
His suggestion is very interesting.
I wanna show you one interesting thing.
我 想 给 你 看 一个 很 有意思 的 东西。
Wǒ xiǎng gěi nǐ kàn yīge hěn yǒuyìsi de dōngxi.
It is not my point that all of their articles are interesting.
我的 意思 不是 说 他们 所有的 文章 都 有意思。
Wǒ de yìsi bùshì shuō tāmen suǒyǒu de wénzhāng dōu yǒuyìsi.
BUSINESS
SATISFIED
SATISFIED
满意
mǎnyì
mǎnyì
I am very satisfied with my new car.
我 对 新的 汽车 很 满意。
Wǒ duì xīn de qìchē hěn mǎnyì.
I am also not satisfied with him.
我 对 他 也 不 满意。
Wǒ duì tā yě bù mǎnyì.
PAY ATTENTION
ATTENTION
(TO PAY)
注意
zhùyì
zhùyì
Please pay attention! This is very important.
请 注意！这个 很 重要。
Qǐng zhùyì! Zhège hěn zhòngyào.
OBJECTION
OBJECTION
意见
yìjiàn
yìjiàn
Do you have any objections?
你 有 意见 吗？
Nǐ yǒu yìjiàn ma?
I agree with your objection.
His suggestion is very interesting.
TO AGREE
TO AGREE
同意
tóngyì
tóngyì
I agree. You are right!
I agree with your objection.
TO BE WILLING TO
WILLING TO
to be
愿意
yuànyì
yuànyì
Are you willing to ask him?
你 愿意 问 他 吗？
Nǐ yuànyì wèn tā ma?
Regardless of what he says, I’m (still) not willing to go.
Regardless of what the manager says, I’m not willing to do it like this.
UNEXPECTED
UNEXPECTED
意外
yìwài
yìwài
PURPOSEFULLY
PURPOSEFULLY
故意
gùyì
gùyì
Sorry, it wasn’t on purpose.
对不起，我 不 是 故意 的。
Duìbùqǐ, wǒ bùshì gùyì de.
He isn’t doing bad things on purpose.
他 不 是 故意 做 坏事。
Tā bùshì gùyì zuò huàishì.
