中意

zhòngyì

verb #14,409

Meanings

1 to take one's fancy
2 to be to one's liking

Characters

intention; wish

Examples

你中意哪一件？

Nǐ zhòngyì nǎ yī jiàn?

Which one do you fancy?

她一眼就中意了这条裙子。

Tā yīyǎn jiù zhòngyì le zhè tiáo qúnzi.

She took a liking to this dress at first sight.

Tips

mistakes

Don't confuse zhòngyì (中意, to fancy) with Zhōng-Yì (中意, Sino-Italian). The verb is 4th tone on 中, the country abbreviation is 1st tone.

Stroke Order

中 zhōng

意 yì