意向

• 拼音: yì xiàng
• 汉字拆解: 意 = 音 + 心 (sound + heart — intent); 向 = 宀 + 口 (roof + opening — facing toward, direction)

含义

Intention; inclination; preliminary interest or disposition toward an action, often in a business or official context.

Slightly softer than 意图 — 意向 suggests a leaning or preliminary intent rather than a firm plan. Extremely common in business and diplomacy: 合作意向 (cooperation intent), 投资意向 (investment intent), 意向书 (letter of intent). Signals an early-stage, non-binding disposition. Collocations: 签署意向书 (to sign a letter of intent), 表达意向 (to express intent), 明确意向 (to clarify one's intention).

例句

1. 双方在本次峰会期间签署了一份农业技术合作意向书，为后续实质性谈判奠定了初步的政治与法律基础。
2. 集团董事会已原则上通过了在东南亚市场进行战略布局的初步意向，具体的投资规模和时间表将于下季度公布。
3. 该房地产开发商向市政府提交了在旧城区建设综合体项目的开发意向，目前正等待相关部门的可行性评估。

用法指南

语境: business, diplomacy, real estate, negotiations

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 在正式合同签署之前，买方已向卖方递交了一份包含核心条款框架的采购意向书，以表明其实质性的购买意愿并推动尽职调查程序正式启动。(Before the formal contract was signed, the buyer submitted to the seller a letter of purchase intent containing a framework of key terms, to signal substantive buying interest and initiate the formal due diligence process.)
• 这位企业家在论坛演讲结束后公开表达了在本省设立地区总部的意向，随即引发了地方政府和商业协会的积极响应与接洽。(After his forum speech, this entrepreneur publicly expressed his intention to establish a regional headquarters in the province, immediately prompting a positive response and outreach from local government and business associations.)

错误说法

• 我有意向吃饭 — 意向 collocates with formal, institutional, or strategic actions; for personal plans say 我想吃饭 or 我打算吃饭; 意向 sounds unnatural with trivial daily activities

起源与历史

意 (thought/intent — 音 sound + 心 heart) + 向 (direction/toward — 宀 roof + 口 opening; originally a window facing north — oriented toward something)

文化背景

时代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal