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意见yì jiànopinion

HSK 4word

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意见 (yì jiàn) means "opinion," "suggestion," or "objection." It can be a view someone offers, an idea for improving something, or a complaint against a plan. 我同意你的意见 says I agree with your opinion, and 你有什么意见 asks what suggestions or objections you have.

What does 意见 mean?

  1. 1.

    opinionnoun

  2. 2.

    suggestionnoun

  3. 3.

    objectionnoun

What do the characters in 意见 mean?

  • 意(bound form) idea; thought; meaning; sense
  • 见opinion

How do you use 意见?

意见 can be neutral, as in 你的意见, but 有意见 can also mean having a complaint.

Patterns

  • 有 + 意见

    你有什么意见?

    Nǐ yǒu shénme yìjiàn?

    What's your opinion?

What are some examples of 意见 in a sentence?

  1. 你有什么意见?

    Nǐ yǒu shénme yìjiàn?

    What's your opinion?

  2. 我同意你的意见。

    Wǒ tóngyì nǐ de yìjiàn.

    I agree with your opinion.

  3. 大家的意见不一样。

    Dàjiā de yìjiàn bù yíyàng.

    Everyone's opinions are different.

How is 意见 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    我们周末去哪儿玩?

    Wǒmen zhōumò qù nǎr wán?

    Where should we go to have fun this weekend?

  2. Speaker B:

    我想去公园,你有什么意见?

    Wǒ xiǎng qù gōngyuán, nǐ yǒu shénme yìjiàn?

    I want to go to the park; what do you think?

  3. Speaker A:

    我没意见,可是天气不太好。

    Wǒ méi yìjiàn, kěshì tiānqì bú tài hǎo.

    I have no objection, but the weather isn't great.

  4. Speaker B:

    那我们早上去,下午回家。

    Nà wǒmen zǎoshang qù, xiàwǔ huíjiā.

    Then let's go in the morning and come home in the afternoon.

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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.