议 (yì): to discuss, meeting
议 (yì) is a Chinese character meaning “to discuss, meeting.” Classified as HSK Level 3 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 讠 (semantic) and 义 (phonetic). It ranks #368 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 议 speech. Its radical form 讠 (speech) appears in many related characters such as 认 (rèn, to recognize, to admit), 记 (jì, to remember, to record), 识 (shí, to know, knowledge).
Definitions
- to discuss, meeting
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 议
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 建议verb/noun | jiàn yì | to propose | 4 |
| 会议noun | huì yì | meeting | 3 |
| 协议verb/noun | xié yì | agreement | 5 |
| 争议verb | zhēng yì | controversy | 6 |
| 议论verb/noun | yì lùn | to comment | 6 |
| 热议verb | rè yì | to discuss passionately | 6 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 不可思议 | bù kě sī yì | (idiom) inconceivable |
| 议员 | yì yuán | member (of a legislative body) |
| 参议员 | cān yì yuán | senator |
| 提议 | tí yì | proposal |
| 抗议 | kàng yì | to protest |
| 会议室 | huì yì shì | meeting room |
| 议会 | yì huì | parliament |
| 异议 | yì yì | objection |
| 议案 | yì àn | proposal |
| 参议院 | cān yì yuàn | senate |
| 动议 | dòng yì | motion |
| 议长 | yì zhǎng | chairman (of a legislative assembly) |
| 议程 | yì chéng | agenda |
| 决议 | jué yì | a resolution |
| 商议 | shāng yì | to negotiate |
议 appears in 100 compound words: 18 as the first character, 56 as the last, and 26 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 议 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (8)
inconceivable; unimaginable; incomprehensible; incomprehensible by the human mind
Example Sentences
会议记录已经整理好了，请大家查阅确认。
Huìyì jìlù yǐjīng zhěnglǐ hǎo le, qǐng dàjiā cháyuè quèrèn.
The meeting minutes have been compiled; please review and confirm.
美贸易代表:关税裁决不影响中美贸易协议 也不影响特朗普访华
měi mào yì dài biǎo : guān shuì cái jué bù yǐng xiǎng zhōng měi mào yì xié yì yě bù yǐng xiǎng tè lǎng pǔ fǎng huá
U.S. Trade Representative: The tariff ruling will not affect the Sino-US trade agreement nor will it affect Trump's visit to China
美贸易代表:尚无任何国家说退出关税协议
měi mào yì dài biǎo : shàng wú rèn hé guó jiā shuō tuì chū guān shuì xié yì
USTR: No country has said it has withdrawn from the tariff agreement
上午伊核下午俄乌,特朗普“谈判用人”引争议:派俩房..
shǎng wǔ yī hé xià wǔ é wū , tè lǎng pǔ tán pàn yòng rén yǐn zhēng yì pā liǎ fáng . .
Morning Iran, Afternoon Russia-Ukraine: Trump's "Negotiation Team" Sparks Controversy: Sending Two...
泽连斯基表示遭袭击越多越难达成协议
zé lián sī jī biǎo shì zāo xí jī yuè duō yuè nán dá chéng xié yì
Zelenskyy stated that the more attacks there are, the harder it becomes to reach an agreement.
学习规划建议每日问答丨构建智能化军事体系
xué xí guī huá jiàn yì měi rì wèn dā 丨 gòu jiàn zhì néng huā jūn shì tī xì
Study Planning Tips: Daily Q&A丨Building an Intelligent Military System
汤姆提出其他建议了吗？
Tāngmǔ tíchū qítā jiànyì le ma?
Did Tom give any other suggestions?
你能代替我出席会议吗?
Nǐ néng dàitì wǒ chūxí huìyì ma?
Can you fill in for me at the meeting?
他的医生建议他戒烟。
Tā de yīshēng jiànyì tā jièyān.
His doctor advised him to quit smoking.
仅三分之一的成员出席了会议。
Jǐn sān fēn zhī yī de chéngyuán chūxí le huìyì.
Only one third of the members turned up at the meeting.
Character Family
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