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主意zhǔ yiidea

HSK 4word

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主意 (zhǔ yi) means "idea" or "decision." It appears in 你的主意很好,我们就这么做吧。 (Your idea is great; let's do it this way.) and 我改主意了,不去了。 (I changed my mind; I'm not going.) When A suggests climbing a mountain this weekend, B replies 好主意! (Good idea!)

What does 主意 mean?

  1. 1.

    ideanoun

  2. 2.

    decisionnoun

What do the characters in 主意 mean?

  • 主not compositional here
  • 意(bound form) idea; thought; meaning; sense

How do you use 主意?

See it in 你的主意 and 改主意

What are some examples of 主意 in a sentence?

  1. 你的主意很好,我们就这么做吧。

    Nǐ de zhǔyi hěn hǎo, wǒmen jiù zhème zuò ba.

    Your idea is great; let's do it this way.

  2. 我改主意了,不去了。

    Wǒ gǎi zhǔyi le, bú qù le.

    I changed my mind; I'm not going.

How is 主意 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    这个周末我们去爬山,怎么样?

    Zhège zhōumò wǒmen qù páshān, zěnmeyàng?

    How about we go climbing a mountain this weekend?

  2. Speaker B:

    好主意!

    Hǎo zhǔyi!

    Good idea!

  3. Speaker A:

    早上八点出发吧。

    Zǎoshang bā diǎn chūfā ba.

    Let's leave at eight in the morning.

  4. Speaker B:

    好的。

    Hǎo de.

    OK.

Can you use 主意 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank: 你的___很好,我们就这么做吧。 (Your idea is great; let's do it this way.)
  2. 2.What does 我改主意了,不去了。 mean?
  3. 3.What does 主意 mean in 好主意!?

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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.