| 会意 | huì yì | combined ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六书 of forming Chinese characters); Chinese character that combines the meanings of existing elements; also known as joint ideogram or associative compounds |
| 历史意义 | lì shǐ yì yì | historic significance |
| 恶意 | è yì | malice; evil intention |
| 善意 | shàn yì | goodwill; benevolence; kindness |
| 肆意 | sì yì | wantonly; recklessly; willfully |
| 意气风发 | yì qì fēng fā | high-spirited and vigorous |
| 恣意 | zì yì | without restraint; unbridled; reckless |
| 旨意 | zhǐ yì | decree; order |
| 本意 | běn yì | original idea; real intention; etymon |
| 下意识 | xià yì shí | subconscious mind |
| 玩意 | wán yì | toy; plaything; thing; act; trick (in a performance, stage show, acrobatics etc) |
| 授意 | shòu yì | to inspire; to incite |
| 诗意 | shī yì | poetry; poetic quality or flavor |
| 一心一意 | yī xīn yī yì | intently |
| 致意 | zhì yì | to send one's greetings; to send best regards; to devote attention to |
| 情意 | qíng yì | friendly regard; affection |
| 无意识 | wú yì shí | unconscious; involuntary |
| 意向 | yì xiàng | intention; purpose; intent; inclination; disposition |
| 中意 | Zhōng Yì | Sino-Italian |
| 中意 | zhòng yì | to take sb's fancy; to win approval |
| 谢意 | xiè yì | gratitude; thanks |
| 天意 | tiān yì | providence; the Will of Heaven |
| 春意 | chūn yì | beginning of spring; thoughts of love |
| 不在意 | bù zài yì | pay no attention to; take no notice of; not mind; negligent; careless |
| 介意 | jiè yì | to care about; to take offense; to mind |
| 好意思 | hǎo yì si | to have the nerve; what a cheek!; to feel no shame; to overcome the shame; (is it) proper? (rhetorical question) |
| 心满意足 | xīn mǎn yì zú | perfectly contented (idiom); perfectly satisfied |
| 快意 | kuài yì | pleased; elated |
| 潜意识 | qián yì shí | unconscious mind; subconscious mind; subconsciousness |
| 真心实意 | zhēn xīn shí yì | genuine and sincere regards (idiom); in good faith |
| 来意 | lái yì | one's purpose in coming |
| 决意 | jué yì | to be determined |
| 过意不去 | guò yì bù qù | to feel very apologetic |
| 假意 | jiǎ yì | hypocrisy; insincerity |
| 出其不意 | chū qí bù yì | to do sth when least expected (idiom); to catch sb off guard |
| 合意 | hé yì | acceptable; desirable |
| 小意思 | xiǎo yì si | small token; mere trifle (used of one's gifts) |
| 达意 | dá yì | to express or convey one's ideas |
| 一意孤行 | yī yì gū xíng | isolated and stubborn; obstinately clinging to one's course; willful; one's own way; dogmatic |
| 刻意 | kè yì | meticulous; painstaking; scrupulous (effort) |
| 敌意 | dí yì | enmity; hostility |
| 粗心大意 | cū xīn dà yì | negligent; careless; inadvertent |
| 写意 | xiě yì | freehand (drawing, painting etc); spontaneous expression; relaxed |
| 写意 | xiè yì | enjoyable; comfortable |
| 出乎意料 | chū hū yì liào | beyond expectation (idiom); unexpected |
| 得意洋洋 | dé yì yáng yáng | joyfully satisfied; to be immensely proud of oneself; proudly; an air of complacency |
| 歉意 | qiàn yì | apology; regret |
| 没意思 | méi yì si | boring; of no interest |
| 诚心诚意 | chéng xīn chéng yì | earnestly and sincerely (idiom); with all sincerity |
| 一意 | yī yì | focus; with complete devotion; stubbornly |