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意味着

yì wèi zhe

HSK 6 3-character word Traditional 意味著

What 意味着 means

1. to signify
2. to mean
3. to imply

The characters in 意味着

• 意yì(bound form) idea; thought; meaning; sense; (bound form) intention; feeling; inclination…
• 味wèitaste; smell; (fig.) (noun suffix) feel
• 着zheaspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state

Example sentences

• 沉默就意味着同意。
  Silence gives consent.
• 这很可能意味着战争。
  This probably means war.
• 这不意味着你不应该小心。
  That doesn't mean you shouldn't be careful.
• 这是不是意味着你不会来了？
  Zhè shìbùshì yìwèizhe nǐ bù huì lái le?
  Does that mean you won't come?
• 我认为我知道那意味着什幺。
  I think that I know what this means.
• 考试不及格意味着再等待一年。
  Kǎoshì bù jígé yìwèizhe zài děngdài yī nián.
  Failing the examination means waiting for another year.