同意 tóngyì agree
agree; to consent; approve
How to remember 同意: 同 same + 意 idea = agree.
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How it is used
- Agree to / approve - 我同意你的看法 (wǒ tóngyì nǐ de kànfǎ) I agree with your view; 他不同意 (tā bù tóngyì) he doesn't consent.
- Agreeing with an opinion or granting approval, takes the thing agreed to as object. Contrast 答应 (dāying, promise/agree to do) and 赞成 (zànchéng, be in favor of).
- Not the same as 同样 (tóngyàng, the same) despite sharing 同.
Example sentences
- 我同意。 Wǒ tóngyì.I agree.
- 我同意他。 Wǒ tóngyì tā.I agree with him.
- 同意这个方案的人还是占了大多数。 Tóngyì zhège fāng'àn de rén háishi zhànle dàduōshù.The majority agrees to this proposal.