执 zhí
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 丸 ball, pebble, pellet, pill
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
执意
zhíyì
to insist on; to be determined to
Characters in this word
意 yì
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 心 — heart
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 尽管专家反复提醒风险，他仍执意推进那项高成本计划。 Jǐnguǎn zhuānjiā fǎnfù tíxǐng fēngxiǎn, tā réng zhíyì tuījìn nà xiàng gāo chéngběn jìhuà. Although experts repeatedly warned of the risks, he still insisted on pushing ahead with the costly plan.
- 妈妈劝了好几次，他还是执意要一个人去旅行。 Māma quànle hǎo jǐ cì, tā háishi zhíyì yào yígerén qù lǚxíng. Though his mother persuaded him several times, he still insisted on travelling alone.
- 天气这么差，他们却执意在山里继续赶路。 Tiānqì zhème chà, tāmen què zhíyì zài shānlǐ jìxù gǎnlù. The weather was so bad, yet they insisted on pressing on through the mountains.
Related words
- 执行 zhíxíng to carry out
- 固执 gùzhi stubborn; obstinate
- 执法 zhífǎ to enforce the law; law enforcement
- 执照 zhízhào licence; permit
- 执着 zhízhuó persistent; dedicated; attached
- 争执 zhēngzhí dispute; argument; to dispute
- 不好意思 bùhǎoyìsi sorry; embarrassed
- 故意 gùyì on purpose
- 满意 mǎnyì satisfied
- 意见 yìjiàn opinion
- 意思 yìsi meaning
- 有意思 yǒuyìsi interesting