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惬意

qiè yì

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 愜意

惬意 (qiè yì) means "satisfied; pleased; contented". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 惬意 means

1. satisfied; pleased; contented

The characters in 惬意

• 惬qiè(literary) satisfied; content
• 意yì(bound form) idea; thought; meaning; sense; (bound form) intention; feeling; inclination…

Sounds the same

Read qiè yì, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 怯意timidity; nervousness; sense of apprehension

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