Definition
意会 (yì huì) is a verb meaning 'to intuitively understand or sense something that is difficult or impossible to express in words'. It often appears in the phrase 只可意会不可言传 ('can only be grasped through intuition, not explained in words'), emphasizing tacit understanding. Unlike 理解 (to understand analytically), 意会 highlights the direct, unspoken perception of meaning.
v.
to intuitively understand or sense (something tacitly)
Examples
- ，。Zhège dàolǐ zhǐkě yì huì, bù róngyì jiěshì qīngchu.This principle can only be intuitively understood, not easily explained clearly.
- ，意会。Tā suīrán méiyǒu míngshuō, dàn wǒ yǐjīng yì huì le tā de yìsi.Although he didn't say it explicitly, I have already intuitively understood his meaning.
- 意会，。Zhè zhǒng gǎnshòu zhǐ néng yì huì, wúfǎ yòng yǔyán biǎodá.This kind of feeling can only be sensed intuitively, not expressed in words.
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