意味着

意味著

yìwèizhe

verb HSK 5 #1,032

Meanings

1 to signify; to mean
2 to imply; to indicate

Characters

progressive particle

Examples

HSK 4

这意味着我们要重新开始。

Zhè yìwèizhe wǒmen yào chóngxīn kāishǐ.

This means we need to start over.

HSK 4

成功并不意味着一切。

Chénggōng bìngbù yìwèizhe yíqiè.

Success doesn't mean everything.

HSK 5

他的沉默意味着拒绝。

Tā de chénmò yìwèizhe jùjué.

His silence means refusal.

Tips

grammar

A 意味着 B = "A means/implies B." The subject is always an event or situation, not a person.

Stroke Order

意 yì

味 wèi

着 zhe