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暗示

àn shì · an shi

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 4Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to hint; to suggest
  2. hint; suggestion
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The movie ticket hint

  1. Liangliang

    下个月(xiàgèyuè)有(yǒu)一部(yībù)好(hǎo)电影(diànyǐng)。

    There is a great movie next month.

  2. Dengdeng

    哦(ò)，你(nǐ)是不是(shìbùshì)在(zài)暗示(ànshì)什么(shénme)？

    Oh, are you hinting at something?

  3. Liangliang

    没有(méiyǒu)，我(wǒ)只是(zhǐshì)说说(shuōshuo)。

    No, I am just saying.

  4. Dengdeng

    可是(kěshì)你(nǐ)把(bǎ)电影票(diànyǐngpiào)放(fàng)在(zài)我(wǒ)桌子(zhuōzi)上(shàng)了(le)，这个(zhège)暗示(ànshì)太(tài)明显(míngxiǎn)了(le)。

    But you put the movie ticket on my desk. This hint is too obvious.

  5. Liangliang

    好吧(hǎoba)，我(wǒ)请(qǐng)你(nǐ)看(kàn)电影(diànyǐng)。

    Fine, I will treat you to the movie.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

你(nǐ)到(dào)底(dǐ)想(xiǎng)暗(àn)示(shì)什(shén)么(me)？

What in the world are you getting at?

Tatoeba: Chinese by basilhan · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)们(men)没(méi)有(yǒu)人(rén)了(liǎo)解(jiě)她(tā)暗(àn)示(shì)什(shén)么(me)。

None of them could understand what she was implying.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by AlanF_US · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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暗
àn

dark; to turn dark

示
shì

to show; to reveal

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