示
意

To hint in Chinese: 示意 (shì yì)

shì yì

to hint

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to hint
  2. 2to indicate (an idea to sb)

Stroke order

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示
意

Zhuyin

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ㄕˋ

shì

ㄕ/ shˋ/ fourth tone

ㄧˋ

yì

ㄧ/ iˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 他用手示意我坐到他旁边。

    tā yòng shǒu shì yì wǒ zuò dào tā páng biān。

    He gestured for me to sit down next to him.

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Related words

意思

yì si

idea

表示

biǎo shì

to express

满意

mǎn yì

satisfied

同意

tóng yì

to agree

愿意

yuàn yì

to wish

注意

zhù yì

to take note of

得意

dé yì

proud of oneself

故意

gù yì

deliberately

意见

yì jiàn

idea

主意

zhǔ yi

plan

特意

tè yì

specially

显示

xiǎn shì

to show

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