议 yì consult
consult; to discuss
How to remember 议: 讠 words + 义 right conduct = consult. Before firing off angry words to her boss, the intern phones her mother about right conduct, glad she stopped to consult someone first.
Component breakdown
议 = 讠 words + 义 right conduct
- 讠 words
- 义 right conduct
Before firing off angry words to her boss, the intern phones her mother about right conduct, glad she stopped to consult someone first.
How it is used
- "To discuss, deliberate" - a written morpheme for formal talk: 会议 (huìyì) meeting, 讨论 leans spoken while 议 signals structured deliberation.
- 建议 (jiànyì) = to suggest / a suggestion, works as verb and noun: 我建议你去 (wǒ jiànyì nǐ qù) I suggest you go.
- 协议 (xiéyì) agreement, 争议 (zhēngyì) dispute, 议论 (yìlùn) to comment on / gossip about - the last often carries a nosy, behind-the-back tone.
Words with 议
- 会议huìyìmeetingHSK 3
- 建议jiànyìto proposeHSK 4
- 协议xiéyìagreementHSK 5
- 争议zhēngyìcontroversyHSK 6
- 热议rèyìto discuss passionatelyHSK 6
- 议论yìlùnto commentHSK 6
- 不可思议bùkě-sīyìinconceivableHSK 7
- 决议juéyìa resolutionHSK 7
- 商议shāngyìto negotiateHSK 7
- 提议tíyìproposalHSK 7
- 议程yìchéngagendaHSK 7
- 议题yìtítopic of discussionHSK 7
- 倡议chàngyìto suggestHSK 8
- 异议yìyìobjectionHSK 8
- 抗议kàngyìto protestHSK 8
Example sentences
- 我们都参加了这次会议。 Wǒmen dōu cānjiāle zhè cì huìyì.We all attended the conference.
- 那是我的建议。 Nà shì wǒ de jiànyì.That's my suggestion.
- 会议将推迟到后天。 Huìyì jiāng tuīchí dào hòutiān.The meeting will be postponed to the day after tomorrow.
- 我们联合举办了这次会议。 Wǒmen liánhé jǔbànle zhè cì huìyì.We jointly organized the meeting.