yǒu yì
to intend
intentionally
interested in
yǒu yì si
interesting
meaningful
enjoyable
fun
yǒu yì yì
to make sense
to have meaning
to have significance
meaningful
significant
worthwhile
important
interesting
yǒu yì wú yì
intentionally or otherwise
méi yǒu yì yì
not to have any meaning
meaningless
yǒu yì zāi huā huā bù fā , wú xīn chā liǔ liǔ chéng yīn
lit. you plant a garden and the flowers do not bloom, you poke a stick in the mud and it grows into a tree
fig. things do not always turn out as one would expect
well-laid plans may fail, and success may come where you least expect it
lù shang bǐ zhōng diǎn gèng yǒu yì yì
The road means more than the destination.
It is better to travel hopefully than to arrive.
luò huā yǒu yì , liú shuǐ wú qíng
lit. the falling flowers are yearning for love, but the heartless brook ripples on (idiom)
fig. one side is willing, yet the other one remains indifferent (usually of unrequited love)