有意思yǒu yì siinteresting

1. 1.

   interestingadjective

2. 2.

   enjoyableadjective

3. 3.

   funadjective

• 有to have; there is
• 意(bound form) idea; thought; meaning; sense
• 思not compositional here

有意思 often follows 很 or 真, and 没有意思 can say something is boring.

1. HSK 2

   这本书很有意思。

   Zhè běn shū hěn yǒu yìsi.

   This book is very interesting.

2. HSK 2

   昨天的电影没有意思。

   Zuótiān de diànyǐng méiyǒu yìsi.

   Yesterday's movie was not interesting.

3. HSK 2

   和朋友一起学中文很有意思。

   Hé péngyou yìqǐ xué Zhōngwén hěn yǒu yìsi.

   Learning Chinese with friends is a lot of fun.

1. 
   Speaker A:

   你在看什么书？

   Nǐ zài kàn shénme shū?

   What book are you reading?

2. 
   Speaker B:

   一本中国故事书，很有意思。

   Yì běn Zhōngguó gùshi shū, hěn yǒu yìsi.

   A book of Chinese stories. It is very interesting.

3. 
   Speaker A:

   是吗？比昨天的电影好吗？

   Shì ma? Bǐ zuótiān de diànyǐng hǎo ma?

   Really? Is it better than yesterday's movie?

4. 
   Speaker B:

   好多了，那个电影没有意思。

   Hǎo duō le, nàge diànyǐng méiyǒu yìsi.

   Much better. That movie isn't interesting.

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Related words

• 意思yì simeaningHSK 2
• 有yǒuto have; there isHSK 1
• 电影diàn yǐngmovieHSK 1
• 书shūbookHSK 1
• 有时yǒu shísometimes; now and thenHSK 2
• 只有zhǐ yǒuonly have ...; there is only ...HSK 3

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