人意

rényì

noun #18,514

Meanings

1 people's expectations
2 what people wish for

Characters

meaning; wish; intention

Examples

结果不尽如人意。

Jiéguǒ bújìnrúrényì.

The result fell short of expectations.

事情的发展总是不如人意。

Shìqíng de fāzhǎn zǒngshì bùrú rényì.

Things never develop as people wish.

Tips

usage

人意 almost never appears alone — it's used in set phrases: 不尽如人意 (not fully satisfactory), 不如人意 (not as one wished), 尽如人意 (completely satisfactory). The structure is always X如人意.

Stroke Order

人 rén

意 yì