意思 yì si idea / opinion / meaning / wish / desire / interest / fun / token of appreciation, affection etc / CL:個|个[ge4] / to give as a small token / to do sth as a gesture of goodwill etc syn 兴趣 興趣 xìng qù interest (desire to know about sth) / interest (thing in which one is interested) / hobby / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 味道 wèi dao flavor / taste / (fig.) feeling (of ...) / sense (of ...) / hint (of ...) / (fig.) interest / delight / (dialect) smell / odor syn 利 lì sharp / favorable / advantage / benefit / profit / interest / to do good to / to benefit syn 关注 關注 guān zhù to pay attention to / to follow sth closely / to follow (on social media) / concern / interest / attention syn 利益 lì yì benefit / (in sb's) interest / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 爱好 愛好 ài hào to like / to be fond of / to take pleasure in / to be keen on / interest / hobby / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 利息 lì xī interest (on a loan) / CL:筆|笔[bi3] syn 为人 為人 wèi rén for sb / for others' interest syn 没意思 沒意思 méi yì si boring / of no interest syn 圣地 聖地 shèng dì holy land (of a religion) / sacred place / shrine / holy city (such as Jerusalem, Mecca etc) / center of historic interest 没劲 沒勁 méi jìn to have no strength / to feel weak / exhausted / feeling listless / boring / of no interest syn 好奇心 hào qí xīn interest in sth / curiosity / inquisitive 流露 liú lù to reveal (indirectly, implicitly) / to show (interest, contempt etc) by means of one's actions, tone of voice etc syn 兴致 興致 xìng zhì mood / spirits / interest syn 高利贷 高利貸 gāo lì dài high-interest loan / usury syn 趣味 qù wèi fun / interest / delight / taste / liking / preference syn 母子 mǔ zǐ mother and child / parent and subsidiary (companies) / principal and interest 来头 來頭 lái tóu cause / reason / interest / influence syn 公益 gōng yì public good / public welfare / public interest 情趣 qíng qù inclinations and interests / delight / fun / interest / appeal syn 带劲 帶勁 dài jìn energetic / exciting / of interest syn 过问 過問 guò wèn to show an interest in / to get involved with syn 降温 降溫 jiàng wēn to become cooler / to lower the temperature / cooling / (of interest, activity etc) to decline syn 心动 心動 xīn dòng heartbeat / heart rate / (fig.) emotionally affected / aroused (of desire, emotion, interest etc) 青睐 青睞 qīng lài (literary) (lit.) to fix one's gaze on / (fig.) to show interest in / (favorable) attention / favor syn 热点 熱點 rè diǎn hot spot / point of special interest syn 不闻不问 不聞不問 bù wén bù wèn not to hear, not to question (idiom) / to show no interest in sth / uncritical / not in the least concerned syn 利率 lì lǜ interest rates 高利 gāo lì high interest rate / usurious syn 古迹 古跡 gǔ jì places of historic interest / historical sites / CL:個|个[ge4] 私利 sī lì personal gain / (one's own) selfish interest 心血来潮 心血來潮 xīn xuè lái cháo to be prompted by a sudden impulse / carried away by a whim / to have a brainstorm syn 志趣 zhì qù inclination / interest syn 韵味 韻味 yùn wèi implicit charm in rhyme or sound / hinted appeal / interest syn 痴心妄想 癡心妄想 chī xīn wàng xiǎng to be carried away by one's wishful thinking (idiom) / to labor under a delusion / wishful thinking syn 吸力 xī lì (physics) attraction (gravitational, magnetic, electrostatic etc) / suction / (fig.) attraction (power to attract interest or liking) syn 浓厚 濃厚 nóng hòu dense / thick (fog, clouds etc) / to have a strong interest in / deep / fully saturated (color) syn 兴头 興頭 xìng tou keen interest / concentrated attention syn 封顶 封頂 fēng dǐng to put a roof (on a building) / to cap the roof (finishing a building project) / fig. to put a ceiling (on spending, prize, ambition etc) / to top off / fig. to reach the highest point (of growth, profit, interest rates) / to stop growing (of plant bud or branch) 忘乎所以 wàng hū suǒ yǐ to get carried away / to forget oneself syn 漏电 漏電 lòu diàn to leak electricity / (fig.) (coll.) to unintentionally arouse romantic interest (by being solicitous etc) / cf. 放電|放电[fang4 dian4] syn 低息 dī xī low-interest 津津有味 jīn jīn yǒu wèi with keen interest (idiom) / with great pleasure / with gusto / eagerly syn 着眼点 著眼點 zhuó yǎn diǎn place of interest / a place one has one's eye on syn 复利 複利 fù lì compound interest 鸡肋 雞肋 jī lèi chicken ribs / sth of little value or interest / sth of dubious worth that one is reluctant to give up / to be physically weak 意兴 意興 yì xìng interest / enthusiasm syn 年息 nián xī annual interest syn 本息 běn xī principal and interest (on a loan) 付息 interest payment 兴味 興味 xìng wèi interest / taste syn 饶有 饒有 ráo yǒu full of (interest, humor, sentiment etc) syn 降息 jiàng xī to lower interest rates syn 挂羊头卖狗肉 掛羊頭賣狗肉 guà yáng tóu mài gǒu ròu lit. to hang a sheep's head while selling dog meat (idiom) / fig. to cheat / dishonest advertising / wicked deeds carried out under banner of virtue syn 令行禁止 lìng xíng jìn zhǐ lit. orders are carried out and prohibitions are observed (idiom)fig. to execute every order without fail syn 主管部门 主管部門 zhǔ guǎn bù mén office of primary interest 加息 jiā xī to raise interest rates 韩流 韓流 hán liú Korean Wave, aka Hallyu (the increase in international interest in South Korea and its popular culture since the 1990s) 造势 造勢 zào shì to boost support or interest / to campaign / to promote 出息 chū xī to yield interest, profit etc / to exhale (Buddhism) syn 升息 shēng xī to raise interest rates 贴息 貼息 tiē xī to discount the interest on a bill of exchange 人文景观 人文景觀 rén wén jǐng guān place of cultural interest 利益集团 利益集團 lì yì jí tuán interest group 利益冲突 利益沖突 lì yì chōng tū conflict of interest 种草 種草 zhòng cǎo (neologism) (slang) to spark interest in a product or idea (esp. on social media) 无利 無利 wú lì no profit / not profitable / a hindrance / (to lend money) at no interest 意趣 yì qù interest / point of particular charm and interest syn 红客 紅客 hóng kè "honker", Chinese hacker motivated by patriotism, using one's skills to protect domestic networks and work in national interest 减息 減息 jiǎn xī to lower the interest rate 酒兴 酒興 jiǔ xìng interest in wine / passion for drinking 连本带利 連本帶利 lián běn dài lì both principal and interest / capital plus profit 背篓 背簍 bēi lǒu a basket carried on the back syn 劲 勁 jìn strength / energy / enthusiasm / spirit / mood / expression / interest / CL:把[ba3] / Taiwan pr. [jing4] syn 趣 qù interesting / to interest syn 兴 興 xìng feeling or desire to do sth / interest in sth / excitement syn 担 擔 dàn picul (100 catties, 50 kg) / two buckets full / carrying pole and its load / classifier for loads carried on a shoulder pole syn 息 xī breath / news / interest (on an investment or loan) / to cease / to stop / to rest / Taiwan pr. [xi2] syn 贷 貸 dài to lend on interest / to borrow / a loan / leniency / to make excuses / to pardon / to forgive syn 无人问津 無人問津 wú rén wèn jīn to be of no interest to anyone (idiom) syn 放债 放債 fàng zhài to lend money (for interest) / to give credit syn 驮 馱 duò load carried by a pack animal syn 结党营私 結黨營私 jié dǎng yíng sī to gang up for personal interest (idiom) / to form a clique syn 孳息 zī xī interest (from an investment, esp. an endowment) 克己奉公 剋己奉公 kè jǐ fèng gōng self-restraint and devotion to public duties (idiom) / selfless dedication / to serve the public interest wholeheartedly syn 损公肥私 損公肥私 sǔn gōng féi sī to damage the public interest for personal profit (idiom) / personal profit at public expense / venal and selfish behavior syn 月息 yuè xī monthly interest syn 外心 wài xīn (of a married person) interest in a third person / (old) (of a minister etc) disloyal disposition / (math.) circumcenter (of a polygon) syn 拆息 chāi xī daily interest on a loan 利钱 利錢 lì qián interest (on a loan etc) syn 鼙 pí drum carried on horseback 舍己为人 捨己為人 shě jǐ wèi rén to abandon self for others (idiom, from Analects) / to sacrifice one's own interest for other people / altruism syn 抛砖引玉 拋磚引玉 pāo zhuān yǐn yù lit. throw out a brick and get jade thrown back (idiom) / fig. to attract others' interest or suggestions by putting forward one's own modest ideas to get the ball rolling syn 既得利益 jì dé lì yì vested interest syn 含沙量 hán shā liàng sand content / quantity of sediment (carried by a river) 翣 shà wooden fan carried in procession 不以辞害志 不以辭害志 bù yǐ cí hài zhì don't let rhetoric spoil the message (idiom) / don't get carried away with flowery speech to the detriment of what you want to say 利害攸关 利害攸關 lì hài yōu guān to be of vital interest syn 