to conceive an idea; to have an intention
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
to conceive an idea; to have an intention (often negative)
neutralOften paired with words indicating negative intentions (e.g., 见财起意, 歹心起意).
Tā他
jiàn见
cái财
qǐ起
yì意
，
tōu偷
le了
lín邻
jū居
de的
qián钱
bāo包
。
Upon seeing the money, he conceived a bad idea and stole his neighbor's wallet.
Dǎi歹
tú徒
lín临
shí时
qǐ起
yì意
，
qiǎng抢
jié劫
le了
biàn便
lì利
diàn店
。
The criminal acted on a sudden impulse and robbed the convenience store.
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Quàn劝
nǐ你
bié别
duì对
tā他
tài太
hǎo好
，
xiǎo小
xīn心
tā他
jiàn见
lì利
qǐ起
yì意
。
I advise you not to be too nice to him, lest he gets bad ideas when he sees the benefit.
Yuán原
běn本
zhǐ只
shì是
wán玩
xiào笑
，
shéi谁
zhī知
tā他
jìng竟
qǐ起
yì意
bào报
fù复
。
It was just a joke at first, but who knew he would actually conceive the idea of revenge.
Yī一
niàn念
qǐ起
yì意
，
wǎng往
wǎng往
zhù铸
chéng成
dà大
cuò错
。
A single moment of conceiving a bad idea can often lead to a grave mistake.