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议

yì

to discuss; to deliberate

Two people lean over a document, discussing it animatedly
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Character

议 yì

Strokes
5
Radical
讠 — words, speech
Made of
讠 words, speech 义 right conduct, propriety
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 议

Example phrases

  • 预算方案尚未定稿,相关细节仍需另议。 Yùsuàn fāng'àn shàng wèi dìnggǎo, xiāngguān xìjié réng xū lìng yì. The budget plan has not yet been finalised, and the relevant details still need further discussion.
  • 这个问题很复杂,大家议了很久也没有结果。 Zhège wèntí hěn fùzá, dàjiā yìle hěn jiǔ yě méiyǒu jiéguǒ. The issue is so complicated that even after discussing it for a long time, no one reached a conclusion.
  • 会议将进行两天,讨论新产品的推广计划。 Huìyì jiāng jìnxíng liǎng tiān, tǎolùn xīn chǎnpǐn de tuīguǎng jìhuà. The meeting will last two days to discuss the plan for promoting the new product.

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