Chinese Conversation · Level 30
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Chinese word
同意
Pronunciation
Pinyintóng yì
Meaning
- verbagree
Example
我同意你的看法。wǒ tóng yì nǐ de kàn fǎ
I agree with your view.
More examples
会议上，大多数人都同意这个意见。huì yì shàng dà duō shù rén dōu tóng yì zhè ge yì jiàn
At the meeting, most people agreed with this opinion.
Core concept
A person's view lines up with another person's, or their support gives a proposal a green light.
Common phrases
同意意见tóng yì yì jiàn
agree with an opinion
同意建议tóng yì jiàn yì
agree to a suggestion
Similar words
赞同zàn tóng: Show approval of another person's view, opinion, or idea.
赞成zàn chéng: Show that a proposal, plan, or opinion has one's approval.
支持zhī chí: Support a person, group, cause, or opinion with help or encouragement.
答应dā yìng: Agree to a request and undertake to carry it out.
Definition in Chinese
表示个人的看法与他人一致，或者对对方的建议或请求表示支持或许可。biǎo shì gè rén de kàn fǎ yǔ tā rén yí zhì huò zhě duì duì fāng de jiàn yì huò qǐng qiú biǎo shì zhī chí huò xǔ kě
Word origin
同 (tóng, "same") + 意 (yì, "thought") presents the word as making one's thought match another's, extending naturally from agreement to approval.
Usage tips
- Unlike English agree, which uses with for a person or opinion and to for a plan, 同意 (tóngyì, "agree") takes the accepted person, view, or proposal directly after the verb.