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Definition(s) for: 意志

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
意志 yì zhì - will; willpower; determination

List Ranking for: 意志

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
6 7 4,001 5,555 6,900

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
意 yì- Italy; Italian (abbr. for 意大利[Yi4 da4 li4])
意 yì- idea
- meaning
- thought
- to think
- wish
- desire
- intention
- to expect
- to anticipate
志 zhì- aspiration
- ambition
- the will
志 zhì- sign
- mark
- to record
- to write a footnote

Other Words Containing 意志

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
意志 6 7 4,001 5,555 6,900