Usage note
同意用于表示对某事的赞同或接受。
tóngyì yòng yú bǎo shí duì mǒu shì de zéng dāng huò jué shèng。
同意 is used to express agreement or acceptance of something.
Context note
同意常用于日常对话中，比如在讨论问题时或接受邀请时。
tóngyì cháng yòng yú rì cháng huà huà zhōng, bǐ 如 dēi zài tǎnɡ lù wèn tí shí huò jué shè qǐng wén huà shí。
同意 is commonly used in daily conversations, such as when discussing issues or accepting invitations.
5 examples
我同意你的看法。
wǒ tóng yì nǐ de kàn fǎ。
I agree with your opinion.
他同意参加这个活动。
tā tóng yì cān jiā zhè ge huó dòng。
He agreed to participate in this event.
妈妈不同意这样做。
mā ma bù tóng yì zhè yàng zuò。
Mom disagrees with doing it this way.
我们同意了他们的提议。
wǒ men tóng yì le tā men de tí yì。
We agreed to their proposal.
他同意了我的建议。
tā tóng yì le wǒ de jiàn yì。
He agreed with my suggestion.
5 mini stories
小明和小红一起玩，小红提议玩捉迷藏。小明同意了。
xiǎo míng hé xiǎo hóng yì qǐ wán， xiǎo hóng tí yì wán zhuō mí cáng。 xiǎo míng tóng yì le。
Xiaoming and Xiaohong were playing together. Xiaohong suggested playing hide-and-seek. Xiaoming agreed.
老师问同学们是否愿意参加运动会。大家都同意了。
lǎo shī wèn tóng xué men shì fǒu yuàn yì cān jiā yùn dòng huì。 dà jiā dōu tóng yì le。
The teacher asked the students if they wanted to participate in the sports meet. Everyone agreed.
妈妈说可以买玩具，小华同意了。
mā ma shuō kě yǐ mǎi wán jù， xiǎo huá tóng yì le。
Mom said she could buy a toy, and Xiaohua agreed.
爸爸提议周末去公园野餐，全家人同意了。
bà ba tí yì zhōu mò qù gōng yuán yě cān， quán jiā rén tóng yì le。
Dad suggested going to the park for a picnic on the weekend. The whole family agreed.
朋友邀请你一起去旅行，你说同意。
péng yǒu yāo qǐng nǐ yì qǐ qù lǚ xíng， nǐ shuō tóng yì。
A friend invites you to go on a trip together, and you say you agree.
Mini dialogue
同意计划
A
我们明天去公园，你同意吗？
Wǒmen míngtiān qù gōngyuán, nǐ tóngyì ma?
We'll go to the park tomorrow, do you agree?
B
我同意，这个主意很好。
Wǒ tóngyì, zhège zhǔyi hěn hǎo.
I agree, this is a good idea.
征求意见
A
妈妈同意我看一会儿电视吗？
Māma tóngyì wǒ kàn yīhuìr diànshì ma?
Does mom agree that I watch TV for a while?
B
她同意了，但是只能看二十分钟。
Tā tóngyì le, dànshì zhǐ néng kàn èrshí fēnzhōng.
She agreed, but only for twenty minutes.
Related words and contrasts
opposite
反对
fǎnduì
oppose
同意 means to agree, 反对 means to disagree or oppose.
similar
答应
dāying
promise; agree to do something
答应 often means agreeing to a request, while 同意 is a general agreement.