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 本 běn (bound form) root / stem / (bound form) origin / source / (bound form) one's own / this / (bound form) this / the current (year etc) / (bound form) original / (bound form) inherent / originally / initially / capital / principal / classifier for books, periodicals, files etc syn 主意 zhǔ yi plan / idea / decision / CL:個|个[ge4] / Beijing pr. [zhu2 yi5] syn 大概 dà gài roughly / probably / rough / approximate / about / general idea syn 本来 本來 běn lái original / originally / at first / it goes without saying / of course syn 原来 原來 yuán lái original / former / originally / formerly / at first / so, actually, as it turns out syn 多么 多麼 duō me how (wonderful etc) / what (a great idea etc) / however (difficult it may be etc) / (in interrogative sentences) how (much etc) / to what extent syn 意见 意見 yì jiàn idea / opinion / suggestion / objection / complaint / CL:點|点[dian3],條|条[tiao2] syn 意 yì idea / meaning / thought / to think / wish / desire / intention / to expect / to anticipate syn 元 yuán currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan) / (bound form) first / original / primary / (bound form) basic / fundamental / (bound form) constituent / part / (prefix) meta- / (math.) argument / variable / era (of a reign) / (Tw) (geology) eon syn 原 yuán former / original / primary / raw / level / cause / source syn 思想 sī xiǎng thought / thinking / idea / ideology / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 发挥 發揮 fā huī to display / to exhibit / to bring out implicit or innate qualities / to express (a thought or moral) / to develop (an idea) / to elaborate (on a theme) syn 点子 點子 diǎn zi spot / point / dot / speck / drop (of liquid) / droplet / point (of argument) / idea / crux / indication / pointer syn 原本 yuán běn originally / original syn 最初 zuì chū first / primary / initial / original / at first / initially / originally syn 原始 yuán shǐ first / original / primitive / original (document etc) syn 原地 yuán dì (in) the original place / the place where one currently is / place of origin / local (product) 歌声 歌聲 gē shēng singing voice / fig. original voice of a poet 念头 念頭 niàn tou thought / idea / intention syn 概念 gài niàn concept / idea / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 革命 gé mìng to withdraw the mandate of heaven (and transition to a new dynasty) (original meaning) / revolution / revolutionary / to revolt (against sb or sth) / to revolutionize (sth) / (separable verb sometimes used in the pattern 革noun的命) / CL:次[ci4] syn 借用 jiè yòng to borrow sth for another use / to borrow an idea for one's own use syn 理念 lǐ niàn idea / concept / philosophy / theory syn 原先 yuán xiān originally / original / former syn 化身 huà shēn incarnation / reincarnation / embodiment (of abstract idea) / personification 构思 構思 gòu sī to design / to plot / to plan out / to compose / to draw a mental sketch / conception / plan / idea / composition syn 渗透 滲透 shèn tòu (lit. and fig.) to permeate / to seep into / (of a product, idea etc) to penetrate (in a population) / (of hostile forces) to infiltrate / (chemistry) osmosis syn 原样 原樣 yuán yàng original shape / the same as before syn 意念 yì niàn idea / thought syn 促进 促進 cù jìn to promote (an idea or cause) / to advance / boost syn 还原 還原 huán yuán to restore to the original state / to reconstruct (an event) / reduction (chemistry) syn 原意 yuán yì original meaning / original intention syn 混沌 hùn dùn primal chaos (original state of the universe in Chinese mythology) / (of a situation) confused / chaotic / (of a person) muddle-headed / simple-minded syn 游说 遊說 yóu shuì to lobby / to campaign / to promote (an idea, a product) / (old) to visit various rulers and promote one's political ideas (in the Warring States period) syn 初衷 chū zhōng original intention syn 馊主意 餿主意 sōu zhǔ yi rotten idea syn 原形 yuán xíng original shape / true appearance (under the disguise) / true character syn 原状 原狀 yuán zhuàng previous condition / original state syn 成见 成見 chéng jiàn preconceived idea / bias / prejudice syn 新意 xīn yì new idea syn 原件 yuán jiàn the original / original document / master copy 示意 shì yì to hint / to indicate (an idea to sb) syn 原有 yuán yǒu original / former syn 原文 yuán wén original text syn 独到 獨到 dú dào original syn 表象 biǎo xiàng outward appearance / superficial / (philosophy, psychology) representation / idea / (math.) representation 高见 高見 gāo jiàn wise opinion / brilliant idea (honorific) syn 新颖 新穎 xīn yǐng lit. new bud / fig. new and original syn 主旨 zhǔ zhǐ gist / main idea / general tenor / one's judgment syn 发芽 發芽 fā yá (of a seed) to germinate / (of a plant) to sprout / to bud / (fig.) (of an idea or plan etc) to start to develop syn 原罪 yuán zuì original sin 实物 實物 shí wù material object / concrete object / original object / in kind / object for practical use / definite thing / reality / matter (physics) syn 原著 yuán zhù original work (not translation or abridged) 原稿 yuán gǎo manuscript / original copy syn 倡导 倡導 chàng dǎo to advocate / to initiate / to propose / to be a proponent of (an idea or school of thought) syn 原封不动 原封不動 yuán fēng bù dòng sticking unmoving to the original (idiom) / not an iota changed / untouched syn 返还 返還 fǎn huán restitution / return of something to its original owner / remittance 主旋律 zhǔ xuán lǜ (music) theme / principal melody / (fig.) central theme / main idea / (of a movie) created with the purpose of promoting Party values and point of view syn 标新立异 標新立異 biāo xīn lì yì to make a show of being original or unconventional (idiom) syn 复位 復位 fù wèi to restore sb or sth to its original position / to regain the throne / to reset (a dislocated joint, an electronic device etc) / reset 原位 yuán wèi original position / (in) the same place / normal position / the place where one currently is / in situ 臆想 yì xiǎng subjective idea syn 原处 原處 yuán chù original spot / previous place / where it was before 原貌 yuán mào the original form syn 墨迹 墨跡 mò jì ink marks / original calligraphy or painting of famous person syn 原装 原裝 yuán zhuāng genuine / intact in original packaging (not locally assembled and packaged) 邪念 xié niàn wicked idea / evil thought / evil desire syn 灵机一动 靈機一動 líng jī yī dòng a bright idea suddenly occurs (idiom) / to hit upon an inspiration / to be struck by a brainwave syn 魂灵 魂靈 hún líng soul / mind / idea syn 原名 yuán míng original name 原生 yuán shēng original / primary / native / indigenous / proto- / stock (firmware) 原作 yuán zuò original works / original text / original author 偷梁换柱 偷梁換柱 tōu liáng huàn zhù lit. to steal a rafter and replace it with a column / to replace the original with a fake / to perpetrate a fraud (idiom) syn 良策 liáng cè good plan / good idea syn 原产地 原產地 yuán chǎn dì original source / place of origin / provenance 谬误 謬誤 miù wù error / mistaken idea / falsehood syn 原址 yuán zhǐ original location 别出心裁 別出心裁 bié chū xīn cái to hit on sth new (idiom) / to display originality / to adopt an original approach syn 道地 dào dì authentic / original syn 手迹 手跡 shǒu jì sb's original handwriting or painting syn 改判 gǎi pàn (law) to amend a judgment / to commute / (in a contest or exam) to change the original decision or score 花头 花頭 huā tou trick / pattern / novel idea / knack syn 祖籍 zǔ jí ancestral hometown / original domicile (and civil registration) syn 正本 zhèng běn original (of a document) / reserved copy (of a library book) syn 本名 běn míng original name / real name / (of foreigners) first name / given name 石破天惊 石破天驚 shí pò tiān jīng earth-shattering / breakthrough / remarkable and original work syn 创见 創見 chuàng jiàn an original idea syn 本义 本義 běn yì original meaning / literal sense 立意 lì yì to conceptualize / to come up with the central idea / concept / central idea / to be determined (to do sth) syn 大略 dà lüè a broad outline / the general idea / roughly syn 别开生面 別開生面 bié kāi shēng miàn to start sth new or original (idiom) / to break a new path / to break fresh ground syn 万变不离其宗 萬變不離其宗 wàn biàn bù lí qí zōng many superficial changes but no departure from the original stand (idiom) / plus ça change, plus ça reste la mème chose syn 原创 原創 yuán chuàng to create (sth original) / original / originality / original work 楼主 樓主 lóu zhǔ original poster (in an online forum) / landlord of a building (traditional) 本事 běn shì source material / original story syn 想出 xiǎng chū to figure out / to work out (a solution etc) / to think up / to come up with (an idea etc) 大意 dà yì general idea / main idea syn 原图 原圖 yuán tú original drawing, map or picture (as opposed to a copy or a modified version) 