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 付款 fù kuǎn to pay a sum of money / payment syn 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 收银 收銀 shōu yín to receive payment 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 定金 dìng jīn down payment / advance payment 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 押金 yā jīn deposit / down payment 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 出纳 出納 chū nà cashier / to receive and hand over payment / to lend and borrow books 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 分期付款 fēn qī fù kuǎn to pay in installments / payment in installments 预支 預支 yù zhī to pay in advance / to get payment in advance 利率 lì lǜ interest rates 抚恤金 撫恤金 fǔ xù jīn compensation payment (for injury) / relief payment syn 高利 gāo lì high interest rate / usurious syn 理赔 理賠 lǐ péi to settle a claim / claims settlement / payment of claims 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 志趣 zhì qù inclination / interest syn 抚养费 撫養費 fǔ yǎng fèi child support payment (after a divorce) 韵味 韻味 yùn wèi implicit charm in rhyme or sound / hinted appeal / interest syn 订金 訂金 dìng jīn an initial payment / earnest money / deposit 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 赔付 賠付 péi fù to pay out / to compensate / (insurance) payment syn 兴头 興頭 xìng tou keen interest / concentrated attention syn 交会 交會 jiāo huì to encounter / to rendezvous / to converge / to meet (a payment) 红包 紅包 hóng bāo money wrapped in red as a gift / bonus payment / kickback / bribe syn 收款 shōu kuǎn to receive payment / to collect money 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) 拒付 jù fù to refuse to accept a payment / to refuse to pay / to stop (a check or payment) 追索 zhuī suǒ to demand payment / to extort / to trace / to seek / to pursue / to explore 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 货款 貨款 huò kuǎn payment for goods 津津有味 jīn jīn yǒu wèi with keen interest (idiom) / with great pleasure / with gusto / eagerly syn 给付 給付 jǐ fù to pay / payment syn 着眼点 著眼點 zhuó yǎn diǎn place of interest / a place one has one's eye on syn 缴付 繳付 jiǎo fù to pay / to hand over (tax payment etc) 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 逼债 逼債 bī zhài to press for payment of debts / to dun 本息 běn xī principal and interest (on a loan) 贝宝 貝寶 bèi bǎo PayPal (Internet payment and money transfer company) 承兑 承兌 chéng duì (commerce) to accept (i.e. acknowledge as calling for payment) / to honor (a check, a promise) 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 催逼 cuī bī to press (for a payment) syn 主管部门 主管部門 zhǔ guǎn bù mén office of primary interest 包月 bāo yuè to make monthly payments / monthly payment 加息 jiā xī to raise interest rates 要钱 要錢 yào qián to charge / to demand payment 支付宝 支付寶 zhī fù bǎo Alipay, online payment platform 首付 shǒu fù down payment 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 足额 足額 zú é sufficient / full (payment) 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 追讨 追討 zhuī tǎo to demand payment of money owing 戏份 戲份 xì fèn scene (in a movie etc) / one's part in a movie or play / (archaic) actor's payment 转移支付 轉移支付 zhuǎn yí zhī fù transfer payment (payment from government or private sector for which no good or service is required in return) 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 首付款 shǒu fù kuǎn down payment 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 抚慰金 撫慰金 fǔ wèi jīn pension or lump-sum payment for the injured or for the family of the deceased