示意 (shì yì) — to hint, to signal, to indicate (non-verbally or subtly)
Definition
示意 (shì yì) is to hint or signal, often non-verbally with a hand or glance. 暗示 is a covert verbal hint; 标示 marks or labels something visible. Negate with 不, not 没.
verb
to hintto signalto indicate (non-verbally or subtly)
Examples
- 示意，。Tā xiàng wǒ shì yì le yí xià, wǒ jiù míng bai le.He signaled to me, and I understood right away.
- 示意。Lǎo shī shì yì dà jiā ān jìng xià lái.The teacher gestured for everyone to quiet down.
- 示意。Tā yòng shǒu shì yì wǒ men gēn shàng tā.She used her hand to indicate that we should follow her.
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