Meaning
criticize; discuss
Chinese: 讨论、议论。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “yi” becomes a different word in each tone. 议 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 建议jiàn yìto propose; to suggest; to recommend; proposal
- 会议huì yìmeeting; conference
- 议论yì lùnto comment; to talk about; to discuss; discussion
- 协议xié yìagreement; pact; protocol
- 抗议kàng yìto protest; protest
Example Sentence
大家正在开会讨论这个建议。Dà jiā zhèng zài kāi huì tǎo lùn zhè ge jiàn yì.Everyone is in a meeting discussing this proposal.
大家Dà jiāeveryone正zhèngfirst month of the lunar y在zàiat开会kāi huìto hold a meeting讨论tǎo lùnto discuss这个zhè ge(pronoun) this建议jiàn yìto propose。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
The speech radical 讠 plus 义 (sound): to talk over what is right — ‘to discuss, deliberate, confer; an opinion, proposal; to comment, criticize’ (会议, 建议, 议论). Simplified from 議.
A way to remember it
Speech (讠) weighing what's right — to discuss; a proposal.