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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

用意 [yòngyì]
  1. 1. noun intention

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

用意 [yòngyì]
  1. 1. intention; purpose
    用意很好
    with good intentions
    你这是什么用意
    Just what are you up to? or What's your game?
    我说这话的用意,只是想劝告他一下。
    I said all that just to give him some advice.
用意 [yòngyì]
  1. 1. [Linguistics] pragmatic force

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

用意 [yòngyì]
  1. 1. 意图;企图
    她的用意是什么,还不太清楚。

Examples

我始终揣摩不透他的用意
I simply couldn't figure out his intention.
我没看出他的用意
I failed to see his intention.
探明来访者的用意
try to find out what the visitor has come for
你这是什么用意
Just what are you up to? or What's your game?
他这样做自有一番用意
In doing this he certainly has some motive.
揣测用意
我在揣想他说这句话的用意
我明白你的用意

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