意味着……

yìwèizhe...

mean / signify... (意味着……)

意味着 means “means/signifies.” It connects a fact, choice, or change with its implication or consequence.

Anchor example

选择这条路意味着要承担更大的风险。

Xuǎnzé zhè tiáo lù yìwèizhe yào chéngdān gèng dà de fēngxiǎn.

Choosing this path means bearing greater risk.

HSK 6

1 structures

15 exercises

Lesson summary

Read the sample sentence and notice how 意味着…… works in the frame: A 意味着 B.

Explanation

意味着 is not the same as 表明. 表明 uses evidence to show a conclusion; 意味着 explains the implication of a situation. The subject is often a choice, change, sign, or result.

Structure Patterns

1 structures

Grammar pattern

A 意味着 B

explains what a fact, choice, or change implies

选择这条路意味着要承担更大的风险。

Xuǎnzé zhè tiáo lù yìwèizhe yào chéngdān gèng dà de fēngxiǎn.

Choosing this path means bearing greater risk.

Common Mistakes

Using 表明 when explaining implication.Use 意味着 for “this means/ implies.”
Using 意味着 for direct visual evidence only.Use 表明 if evidence simply indicates a conclusion.

Usage Notes

Subject can be choice/change/result.
Often followed by a clause.
Explains implication, not just evidence.

Practice

15 exercises

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Fill in the blank:

选择这条路____要承担更大的风险。

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