| 1 | 意义 | 意義 | yì yì | yi4 yi4 | meaning (of foreign expression); translation of the meaning (as opposed to literal translation 直译 ); paraphrase; free translation; sense; meaning; significance; importance; Classifiers: 个 | | |
| 2 | 注意 | 注意 | zhù yì | zhu4 yi4 | to take note of; to pay attention to | | |
| 3 | 意见 | 意見 | yì jiàn | yi4 jian4 | idea; opinion; suggestion; objection; complaint; Classifiers: 点 | | |
| 4 | 意识 | 意識 | yì shí | yi4 shi2 | consciousness; awareness; to be aware; to realize | | |
| 5 | 意思 | 意思 | yì si | yi4 si5 | idea; opinion; meaning; wish; desire; interest; fun; token of appreciation, affection etc; Classifiers: 个 ; to give as a small token; to do sth as a gesture of goodwill etc | | |
| 6 | 意志 | 意志 | yì zhì | yi4 zhi4 | will; willpower; determination; Classifiers: 个 | | |
| 7 | 同意 | 同意 | tóng yì | tong2 yi4 | to agree; to consent; to approve | | |
| 8 | 愿意 | 願意 | yuàn yì | yuan4 yi4 | to wish; to want; ready; willing (to do sth) | | |
| 9 | 意 | 意 | yì | Yi4 | idea; meaning; thought; to think; wish; desire; intention; to expect; to anticipate; Italy; Italian; abbr. for 意大利 | | |
| 10 | 意大利 | 意大利 | yì dà lì | Yi4 da4 li4 | Italy; Italian | | |
| 11 | 故意 | 故意 | gù yì | gu4 yi4 | deliberately; on purpose | | |
| 12 | 满意 | 滿意 | mǎn yì | man3 yi4 | satisfied; pleased; to one's satisfaction | | |
| 13 | 意味 | 意味 | yì wèi | yi4 wei4 | Meaning; ; to mean; meaning; meaning; implication; flavor; overtone; to mean; to imply; (Tw) to get a sense of | | |
| 14 | 意外 | 意外 | yì wài | yi4 wai4 | unexpected; accident; mishap; Classifiers: 个 | | |
| 15 | 得意 | 得意 | dé yì | de2 yi4 | proud of oneself; pleased with oneself; complacent | | |
| 16 | 任意 | 任意 | rèn yì | ren4 yi4 | any; arbitrary; at will; at random | | |
| 17 | 有意 | 有意 | yǒu yì | you3 yi4 | to intend; intentionally; interested in | | |
| 18 | 注意力 | 注意力 | zhù yì lì | zhu4 yi4 li4 | attention | | |
| 19 | 生意 | 生意 | shēng yì | sheng1 yi4 | life force; vitality | | |
| 20 | 随意 | 隨意 | suí yì | sui2 yi4 | as one wishes; according to one's wishes; at will; voluntary; conscious | | |
| 21 | 意识形态 | 意識形態 | yì shí xíng tài | yi4 shi2 xing2 tai4 | variant of 意识形态 ; ideology | | |
| 22 | 有意义 | 有意義 | yǒu yì yì | you3 yi4 yi4 | to make sense; to have meaning; to have significance; meaningful; significant; worthwhile; important; interesting | | |
| 23 | 意图 | 意圖 | yì tú | yi4 tu2 | intent; intention; to intend | | |
| 24 | 意境 | 意境 | yì jìng | yi4 jing4 | artistic mood or conception; creative concept | | |
| 25 | 不好意思 | 不好意思 | bù hǎo yì si | bu4 hao3 yi4 si5 | to feel embarrassed; to find it embarrassing; to be sorry (for inconveniencing sb) | | |