How to say “opinion” in Chinese

意见

yìjiàn

opinion; criticism

noun · HSK 4 · topic “Politeness and conversation”

“Opinion” in Chinese is 意见, yì jiàn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

意见 is read yì jiàn: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

yì — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

jiàn — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

How to write it

意

yì — idea, meaning

Below, 心 “heart”.

见

jiàn — see

再见 literally means “see you again”.

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “意见”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 意见. Tap the sound icon to listen.

我想听听你的意见wǒxiǎngtīngtingnǐdeyìjiànI'd like to hear your opinion.
对于这件事，我没有意见。duìyúzhèjiànshì,wǒméiyǒuyìjiànAs for this matter, I have no objections.
他敢于提出不同的意见。tāgǎnyútíchūbùtóngdeyìjiànHe isn't afraid to voice a different opinion.
大家的意见很一致dàjiādeyìjiànhěnyízhìEveryone is of the same opinion.
在会议上双方交换了意见zàihuìyìshang,shuāngfāngjiāohuànleyìjiànAt the meeting the two sides exchanged views.
综合大家的意见，我们决定改一下方案。zōnghédàjiādeyìjiàn,wǒmenjuédìnggǎiyíxiàfāng’ànTaking everyone’s opinions together, we decided to change the plan a little.

More words from the lesson “Your opinion”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “opinion” in Chinese?

“Opinion” in Chinese is 意见, pinyin yìjiàn.

What does 意见 mean?

意见 (yìjiàn) means “opinion; criticism”.

How do you write 意见?

意见 is 2 characters: 意 (yì) — idea, meaning; 见 (jiàn) — see. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 意见?

意见 is read yìjiàn. Tones: yì — fourth tone, jiàn — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“opinion” in the lesson “Your opinion”

This word is from the topic “Politeness and conversation” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.

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