intention; decree; will; bidding
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
intention; will; decree (especially one that should be followed or obeyed)
formalOften used in formal or official contexts to refer to the will, decree, or intention of a superior, ancestor, or authority that should be respected and followed. Commonly appears in collocations like 秉承意旨 (to follow someone's will) or 上意旨 (superior's decree).
Tā他
bǐng秉
chéng承
fù父
qīn亲
de的
yì意
zhǐ旨
，
jiāng将
jiā家
zú族
qǐ企
yè业
fā发
yáng扬
guāng光
dà大
。
He followed his father's will and expanded the family business.
Zhè这
shì是
shàng上
jí级
de的
yì意
zhǐ旨
，
wǒ我
men们
bì必
xū须
yán严
gé格
zhí执
xíng行
。
This is the superior's decree, and we must enforce it strictly.
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Dà大
chén臣
men们
guì跪
lǐng领
huáng皇
dì帝
de的
yì意
zhǐ旨
。
The ministers knelt to receive the emperor's decree.
Tā他
wéi违
bèi背
zǔ了
fù祖
de父
yì的
zhǐ意
shàn旨
，
zì擅
mài自
diào卖
le掉
lǎo了
zhái老
宅
。
He violated his grandfather's will and sold the old house without permission.