Meaning
imperial decree; purport; aim; purpose
Chinese: 意思、目的，也指帝王命令。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “zhi” becomes a different word in each tone. 旨 is the 3rd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 宗旨zōng zhǐobjective; aim; goal
- 旨在zhǐ zàito have as its purpose; to be intended to; to aim to (do sth)
- 要旨yào zhǐthe gist (of a text or argument); the main points
- 主旨zhǔ zhǐgist; main idea; general tenor; one's judgment
- 意旨yì zhǐintent; intention; will
Example Sentence
这次活动旨在让大家了解传统文化。Zhè cì huó dòng zhǐ zài ràng dà jiā liǎo jiě chuán tǒng wén huà.This event aims to help everyone understand traditional culture.
这Zhèthis次cìnext in sequence活动huó dòngto exercise旨在zhǐ zàito have as its purpose让ràngto let大家dà jiāeveryone了解liǎo jiěto understand传统chuán tǒngtradition文化wén huàculture。