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同意tóng yìto agree

HSK 3word

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同意 (tóng yì) means "to agree" or "to approve." It combines 同 (same) and 意 ((bound form) idea; thought; meaning; sense). It appears in 我同意你说的。 (I agree with what you said.) and 妈妈不同意我去。 (Mom doesn't approve of me going.) In the dialogue, B says 好,我同意。 (OK, I agree.)

What does 同意 mean?

  1. 1.

    to agreeverb

  2. 2.

    to approveverb

What do the characters in 同意 mean?

  • 同same
  • 意(bound form) idea; thought; meaning; sense

How do you use 同意?

See it in 我同意 and 不同意

What are some examples of 同意 in a sentence?

  1. 我同意你说的。

    Wǒ tóngyì nǐ shuō de.

    I agree with what you said.

  2. 妈妈不同意我去。

    Māma bù tóngyì wǒ qù.

    Mom doesn't approve of me going.

How is 同意 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    我们明天去吧。

    Wǒmen míngtiān qù ba.

    Let's go tomorrow.

  2. Speaker B:

    好,我同意。

    Hǎo, wǒ tóngyì.

    OK, I agree.

  3. Speaker A:

    你妈妈同意吗?

    Nǐ māma tóngyì ma?

    Does your mom approve?

  4. Speaker B:

    她同意了。

    Tā tóngyì le.

    She approved.

Can you use 同意 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank (agree): 我___你说的。 (I agree with what you said.)
  2. 2.What does 妈妈不同意我去。 mean?
  3. 3.What does 好,我同意。 mean?

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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.