Definition
议 (yì) means 'to discuss, to deliberate' and is used in formal contexts like meetings or decision-making. It differs from 议论 (yìlùn), which can refer to casual discussion or gossip, and from 评论 (pínglùn), which focuses on evaluating or judging. For the sense 'to suggest or propose,' the compounds 建议 (jiànyì) and 提议 (tíyì) are more common.
verb
to discussto deliberateto comment onto suggestto propose
Easily confused
- 一yīsound-alikeone; a (used before measure words)
- 以yǐsound-alike(preposition) by means of; using
- 已yǐsound-alikealready
- 移yísound-aliketo move, to shift
- 亿yìsound-alike100 million
- 依yīsound-alike(verb) to rely on, to depend on
- 亦yìsound-alikealso; as well
- 乙yǐsound-alikesecond of the ten Heavenly Stems (天干); second in order; B
- 姨yísound-alikematernal aunt (mother's sister)
- 溢yìsound-alike(verb) to overflow, to spill over
Examples
- 议。Zhège wèntí xūyào zài yì yí xià.This issue needs to be discussed further.
- 议议。Dàjiā xiān yì yí yì zài zuò juédìng.Everyone discuss it first before making a decision.
- 议，。Jīngguò duō cì yì dìng, fāng'àn zuìzhōng tōngguò.After multiple rounds of deliberation and decision, the plan was finally approved.
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