意见
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)Old HSK 4
意见 (yìjiàn) · opinion
意见 (yìjiàn) means “opinion; suggestion; complaint”. It is written with 2 characters: 意 (thought) + 见 (to see). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 意见 is built
The characters
意 yì · thought
What 意 is made of
- 音yīn — sound
- 立lì — to stand
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 立lì — to stand
- 心xīn — heart
Origin hint: 心 gives the meaning, 音 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
见 jiàn · to see
What 见 is made of
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 儿ér — child
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
Origin hint: Simplified form of 見; a man 儿 with the eye 目 emphasized (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
你有什么意见？Nǐ yǒu shénme yìjiàn?What's your opinion?
我同意他的意见。Wǒ tóngyì tā de yìjiàn.I agree with his suggestion.
Questions about 意见
What does 意见 mean?
意见 (yìjiàn) means “opinion; suggestion; complaint”.
How do you pronounce 意见?
意见 is pronounced yìjiàn.
Which HSK level is 意见?
意见 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 不好意思bùhǎoyìsisorry
- 故意gùyìon purpose
- 满意mǎnyìsatisfied
- 意思yìsimeaning
- 有意思yǒu yìsiinteresting
- 愿意yuànyìto be willing
- 生意shēngyibusiness
- 同意tóngyìto agree
- 意外yìwàiunexpected
- 意义yìyìmeaning
Learn 意见 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 41: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.