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执意

zhí yì

2-character word Traditional 執意

What 执意 means

1. to be determined to
2. to insist on

The characters in 执意

• 执zhíto execute (a plan); to grasp
• 意yì(bound form) idea; thought; meaning; sense; (bound form) intention; feeling; inclination…

Example sentences

• 他执意不惜一切代价获得成功。
  Tā zhíyì bù xī yīqiè dàijià huòdé chénggōng.
  He is determined to succeed at any price.

Sounds the same

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

• 直译literal translation