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起意

qǐ yì

2-character word

What 起意 means

1. to conceive a scheme
2. to devise a plan

The characters in 起意

• 起qǐto rise; to raise; to get up
• 意yì(bound form) idea; thought; meaning; sense; (bound form) intention; feeling; inclination…

Words containing 起意

• 见财起意jiàn cái qǐ yìseeing riches provokes evil designs

Sounds the same

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

• 起义uprising; insurrection; revolt