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心照不宣

xīnzhàobùxuān
idiom #28,351

Meanings

  1. 1 to have a tacit understanding
  2. 2 understood without being said
  3. 3 to know without words

Examples

两人心照不宣，都知道该怎么做。
Liǎng rén xīnzhàobùxuān, dōu zhīdào gāi zěnme zuò.
The two had a tacit understanding and both knew what to do.
他们之间有些事是心照不宣的。
Tāmen zhī jiān yǒu xiē shì shì xīnzhàobùxuān de.
There are some things between them that are understood without being spoken.

Tips

memory
心 (heart) + 照 (to illuminate/know) + 不 (not) + 宣 (to announce) — both hearts understand, no need to announce it aloud.

Stroke Order

心 xīn
照 zhào
不 bù
宣 xuān