暗示

ànshì

verb HSK 4 #2,768

Meanings

1 to hint; to suggest; to imply
2 hint; suggestion

Characters

dark; hidden; secret

to show; to indicate

To 'show in a hidden way' — to hint.

Examples

他暗示我应该早点走。

Tā ànshì wǒ yīnggāi zǎo diǎn zǒu.

He hinted that I should leave earlier.

她的眼神暗示了她的不满。

Tā de yǎnshén ànshì le tā de bùmǎn.

Her eyes hinted at her dissatisfaction.

我没有听懂他的暗示。

Wǒ méiyǒu tīng dǒng tā de ànshì.

I didn't understand his hint.

Stroke Order

暗 àn

示 shì