意思意思 in Chinese

IPA: /i⁵¹ sz̩¹ i¹ sz̩¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /i⁵¹ sz̩¹ i¹ sz̩¹/ Chinese transliterations: yìsiyisi [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄧˋ ˙ㄙ ˙ㄧ ˙ㄙ [Mandarin, bopomofo], yìsiyisi [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], yìsi̊hyi̊si̊h [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], i⁴-ssŭ⁵-i⁵-ssŭ⁵ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], yì-sz-yi-sz [Mandarin, Yale], yih.sy.i.sy [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], исыисы [Mandarin, Palladius], isyisy [Mandarin, Palladius] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{zh-verb}} 意思意思

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    }
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      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "It's the thought that counts. [i.e. (We or you) don't need to bring anything too expensive.]",
          "ref": "意思意思就行了。 [MSC, trad. and simp.]",
          "text": "Yìsiyìsi jiù xíng le. [Pinyin]",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "For the weddings I don't want to go to but have to, I'll bring (red envelopes with just enough money) as courtesy.",
          "ref": "那種躲都躲不掉的婚禮，意思意思給點算了。 [MSC, trad.]",
          "text": "那种躲都躲不掉的婚礼，意思意思给点算了。 [MSC, simp.]\nNàzhǒng duǒ dōu duǒbùdiào de hūnlǐ, yìsiyìsi gěi diǎn suàn le. [Pinyin]",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to bring or buy a gift as courtesy, as a token of appreciation or as ritual"
      ],
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          "bring",
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          "buy",
          "buy"
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          "gift",
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        [
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          "courtesy"
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        "(colloquial) to bring or buy a gift as courtesy, as a token of appreciation or as ritual"
      ],
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      "zh-pron": "yìsiyisi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄧˋ ˙ㄙ ˙ㄧ ˙ㄙ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yìsiyisi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
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        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yìsi̊hyi̊si̊h"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "i⁴-ssŭ⁵-i⁵-ssŭ⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yì-sz-yi-sz"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yih.sy.i.sy"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "исыисы"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "isyisy"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i⁵¹ sz̩¹ i¹ sz̩¹/",
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        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i⁵¹ sz̩¹ i¹ sz̩¹/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "意思意思"
}

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    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "意思意思",
      "name": "zh-verb"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "verb",
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        "Chinese verbs",
        "Mandarin lemmas",
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        "Mandarin verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "It's the thought that counts. [i.e. (We or you) don't need to bring anything too expensive.]",
          "ref": "意思意思就行了。 [MSC, trad. and simp.]",
          "text": "Yìsiyìsi jiù xíng le. [Pinyin]",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "For the weddings I don't want to go to but have to, I'll bring (red envelopes with just enough money) as courtesy.",
          "ref": "那種躲都躲不掉的婚禮，意思意思給點算了。 [MSC, trad.]",
          "text": "那种躲都躲不掉的婚礼，意思意思给点算了。 [MSC, simp.]\nNàzhǒng duǒ dōu duǒbùdiào de hūnlǐ, yìsiyìsi gěi diǎn suàn le. [Pinyin]",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "to bring or buy a gift as courtesy, as a token of appreciation or as ritual"
      ],
      "links": [
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          "bring",
          "bring"
        ],
        [
          "buy",
          "buy"
        ],
        [
          "gift",
          "gift"
        ],
        [
          "courtesy",
          "courtesy"
        ],
        [
          "token",
          "token"
        ],
        [
          "appreciation",
          "appreciation"
        ],
        [
          "ritual",
          "ritual"
        ]
      ],
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        "(colloquial) to bring or buy a gift as courtesy, as a token of appreciation or as ritual"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yìsiyisi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄧˋ ˙ㄙ ˙ㄧ ˙ㄙ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yìsiyisi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yìsi̊hyi̊si̊h"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "i⁴-ssŭ⁵-i⁵-ssŭ⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yì-sz-yi-sz"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yih.sy.i.sy"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "исыисы"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "isyisy"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i⁵¹ sz̩¹ i¹ sz̩¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i⁵¹ sz̩¹ i¹ sz̩¹/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "意思意思"
}

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"意思意思" meaning in Chinese

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