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Definition
- idea
- meaning
- thought
- to think
- significance
- wish
- desire
- intention
- to expect
- to anticipate
- suggestion
Compounds (9)
Related words (271)
meaning (of foreign expression); translation of the meaning (as opposed to literal translation 直譯|直译); paraphrase; free translation
(to be) willing (to do sth); (to be) ready (to do sth); (to be) happy (to do sth); content; satisfied
combined ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六書 of forming Chinese characters); Chinese character that combines the meanings of existing elements; also known as joint ideogram or associative compounds; to comprehend without being told explicitly; to cotton on; knowing (smile, glance etc)
to suggest (rather than depict in detail); freehand style of Chinese painting, characterized by bold strokes rather than accurate details
(to find something) as one wants; to find (something) satisfactory; to be gratified; according to one's wishes; ruyi scepter (a S-shaped ornamental object, usually made of jade; symbol of power and good fortune)
moral (of a story); lesson to be learned; implication; message; import; metaphorical meaning
to pay attention (to); to take note (of); to notice; to be careful (to do something); to take something seriously; to take care (of); to care (about); to have an eye (on); to look (out); to show application; to focus (on); to pay close attention (to)
(to be) satisfied; to one's satisfaction; to feel pleased; content; satisfactory; gratified
at will; to follow one's inclinations; as one pleases; at random; as one wishes; according to one's wishes; as one wants; voluntary; conscious
combined ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters); Chinese character that combines the meanings of existing elements; also known as joint ideogram or associative compounds
to have the nerve; what a cheek!; to feel no shame; to overcome the shame; (is it) proper (rhetorical question)
to make sense; to have meaning; to have significance; meaningful; significant; worthwhile; important; interesting
sorry; (to feel) embarrassed; (to find it) embarrassing; to be sorry (for inconveniencing somebody)
implied meaning; intended meaning; the logical content of a word or technical notion
voluntarism; metaphysical view, esp. due to Schopenhauer 叔本華, that the essence of the world is willpower
joyfully satisfied; to be immensely proud of oneself; proudly; an air of complacency
flushed with success; proud of one's success (in exams, promotion etc); as pleased as punch
to bow down to everything sb says or does; to act submissively in order to ingratiate oneself
poetic charm; idyllic (landscape); idyllic appeal; picturesque charm; poetic grace; quality suggestive of poetry or painting; elegance
catch an enemy off guard with a surprise attack (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法)
Idioms (33)
to have all one's wishes (idiom); best wishes; all the best; may all your hopes be fulfilled
(lit.) heart like a frisky monkey, mind like a cantering horse (idiom); fig. capricious (derog.); to have ants in one's pants; hyperactive; adventurous and uncontrollable
after one's heart (idiom); gratifying and satisfactory; everything one could wish
(conventional letter ending) words cannot fully express what is in my heart (idiom)
slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.
goose feather sent from afar, a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it (idiom); It's not the gift that counts, but the thought behind it.
wine-lover's heart is not in the cup (idiom); a drinker not really interested in alcohol; having an ulterior motive; to have other things in mind; with an ax to grind; accomplishing something besides what one set out to do
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