Please see vocabulary, flash cards, grammar etc. for this lesson on: https://www.chinesepod.com/4565<br /><br />In Chinese, you often encounter single characters that have multiple related meanings. This has the potential to confuse learners because sometimes it is hard to make connections between component characters and their meanings within multiple-character words. That's why we created this Character Mind Map series, where we focus on characters and the words they make up. <br /><br />Today, we're talking about 意 and all the interesting words using this character. Let's check them out!<br /><br />Key Vocabulary: <br />不好意思 - bùhǎoyìsi - to be sorry (for inconveniencing sb)<br />意思 - yìsi - idea; opinion; meaning<br />小意思 - xiǎoyìsi - easy task<br />有意思 - yǒuyìsi - interesting; meaningful; enjoyable<br />没意思 - méiyìsi - boring<br />意见 - yìjiàn - idea; opinion; suggestion<br />同意 - tóngyì - to agree; to consent; to approve<br />主意 - zhǔyi - plan; idea; decision<br />满意 - mǎnyì - satisfied; pleased; to one's satisfaction<br />好意 - hǎoyì - good intention<br />愿意 - yuànyì - willing (to do sth)<br />结婚 - jiéhūn - to marry; to get married<br />注意 - zhùyì - to take note of<br />故意 - gùyì - deliberately<br />意外 - yìwài - unexpected; accident; mishap<br />生意人 - shēngyìrén - businessman<br /><br />Thank you for watching! For the FULL version of this video together with the complete lesson, visit our site chinesepod.com.<br /><br />Go to ChinesePod.com for more great lessons and videos!<br />===================================<br />Like this video? Sign-up today to make the most of ChinesePod.com's 4,000+ lesson library! <br /><br />LIKE US: https://www.facebook.com/chinesepod<br />TWEET US: https://twitter.com/chinesepod<br />DOUBLE-TAP US: https://instagram.com/chinesepodtv<br />SNAP US: https://www.snapchat.com/add/chinesep...<br />READ US: https://chinesepod.com/blog<br />LEARN WITH US: https://chinesepod.com/ <br /><br />#ChinesePod #CharacterMindMap #Meaning #Elementary #LearnChinese #SpeakChinese