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意识
yìshí
Main
English Definitionconsciousness; awareness; to be aware; to realize
Simplified Script意识
Traditional Script意識
Pinyinyìshí
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)
Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)ㄧˋ ㄕˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping)ji3sik1
Part of Speech(名) noun, (动) verb
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=5
Word Decomposition
idea; meaning; thought; to think; wish; desire; intention; to expect; to anticipate; Italy; Italian; abbr. for 意大利
shíto know; knowledge

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意思yìsiidea; opinion; meaning; wish; desire; interest; fun; token of appreciation, affection etc; to give as a small token; to do something as a gesture of goodwill etc
意见yìjiànidea; opinion; suggestion; objection; complaint
意义yìyìsense; meaning; significance; importance
意外yìwàiunexpected; accident; mishap
意志yìzhìwill; willpower; determination
Words With Same Tail Word    
共识gòngshícommon understanding; consensus
常识chángshícommon sense; general knowledge
相识xiāngshíto get to know each other; acquaintance
结识jiéshíto get to know somebody; to meet somebody for the first time
有意识yǒuyì shíconscious
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