How common it is
主意 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.
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Pronunciation focus
Say zhǔyi slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.
Usage note
主意表示想法或办法。
zhǔ yì biǎo shì xiǎng fǎ huò bàn fǎ。
主意 means an idea or a plan.
Context note
主意常用于讨论选择和解决问题。
zhǔ yì cháng yòng yú tǎo lùn xuǎn zé hé jiě jué wèn tí。
It is often used when discussing choices and solving problems.
5 examples
你有什么主意？
nǐ yǒu shén me zhǔ yì？
What ideas do you have?
这个主意很好。
zhè ge zhǔ yì hěn hǎo。
This is a good idea.
我没有主意。
wǒ méi yǒu zhǔ yì。
I have no idea.
我们一起想主意。
wǒ men yì qǐ xiǎng zhǔ yì。
Let us think of ideas together.
他出了一个好主意。
tā chū le yí gè hǎo zhǔ yì。
He came up with a good idea.
5 mini stories
大家坐下来想主意。
dà jiā zuò xià lái xiǎng zhǔ yì。
Everyone sat down to think of ideas.
妈妈说这个主意很不错。
mā ma shuō zhè ge zhǔ yì hěn bú cuò。
Mom said this idea was very good.
遇到问题时，他总有主意。
yù dào wèn tí shí， tā zǒng yǒu zhǔ yì。
When he faces a problem, he always has ideas.
老师让学生自己想主意。
lǎo shī ràng xué shēng zì jǐ xiǎng zhǔ yì。
The teacher asked the students to think of their own ideas.
这个主意帮助了很多人。
zhè ge zhǔ yì bāng zhù le hěn duō rén。
This idea helped many people.