含义

hán yì

meaning; implication

HSK Level 4

Example Sentences

这个词的含义是什么?

zhège cí de hànyì shì shénme?

What is the meaning of this word?

这句话的含义很深刻。

zhè jù huà de hànyì hěn shēnkòu.

The meaning of this sentence is very profound.

我理解了这篇文章的含义。

wǒ lǐjiěle zhè piān wénzhāng de hànyì.

I understood the meaning of this article.

Synonyms

Antonyms

实质 (shí zhì)

substance

本质 (běn zhì)

essence

Etymology & Components

The Chinese word 含义 (hànyì) is composed of two characters: 含 (hán) and 义 (yì). 含 means "to contain" or "to hold", while 义 means "meaning" or "significance". Together, 含义 means "implied meaning" or "connotation".The character 含 is composed of two parts: 口 (kǒu), which means "mouth", and 甘 (gān), which means "sweet". The original meaning of 含 is "to hold something in the mouth", which can be extended to mean "to contain" or "to hold".The character 义 is composed of two parts: 言 (yán), which means "speech" or "language", and 我 (wǒ), which means "I". The original meaning of 义 is "to express oneself", which can be extended to mean "meaning" or "significance".含义 is a commonly used word in Chinese. It can be used in both written and spoken language. For example, we can say 这句话的含义很深 (zhè jù huà de hànyì hěn shēn), which means "The meaning of this sentence is very deep".

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