Chinese word

意向

Pronunciation

Pinyinyì xiàng

Meaning

  • nounintention

Example

请告诉我你的意向。qǐng gào sù wǒ nǐ de yì xiàng

Please tell me your intention.

Illustration for 意向 (intention)

More examples

投资方表达了对项目的意向。tóu zī fāng biǎo dá le duì xiàng mù dì yì xiàng

The investor expressed its intention regarding the project.

Core concept

A direction in which a person or group wants or plans to move.

Common phrases

  • 表达意向biǎo dá yì xiàng

    express an intention

  • 表示意向biǎo shì yì xiàng

    indicate an intention

  • 有意向yǒu yì xiàng

    have an intention

  • 签署意向书qiān shǔ yì xiàng shū

    sign a letter of intent

Similar words

计划jì huà: A concrete set of steps arranged in advance to achieve a goal.
打算dǎ suàn: A person's settled plan for a future action, often in everyday speech.
意愿yì yuàn: A person's wish to carry out an action.
意图yì tú: The purpose or deliberate aim behind an action.

Definition in Chinese

表示个人或团体对某事将采取的想法、倾向或打算，常用于表明未来的行动方向或选择。biǎo shì gè rén huò tuán tǐ duì mǒu shì jiāng cái qǔ de xiáng fǎ qīng xiàng huò dǎ suàn cháng yòng yú biǎo míng wèi lái de xíng dòng fāng xiàng huò xuǎn zé

Word origin

意 (yì, "thought") + 向 (xiàng, "direction") presents a person's or group's thoughts as pointing toward a future choice.

Usage tips

  • In everyday conversation, this noun has a formal, often official tone, so it fits discussions of stated plans better than casual talk about a friend's next move.

Other meanings

  • wishnoun

Related words

  • 意向书yì xiàng shūletter of intentnoun
  • 意向性yì xiàng xìngintentionalitynoun

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