字里行间 (zì lǐ háng jiān) — between the lines (the implied meaning or subtext of a written text)

Definition

Examples

• 从这封信的字里行间，我能看出他很失望。
  Cóng zhè fēng xìn de zì lǐ háng jiān, wǒ néng kàn chū tā hěn shī wàng.
  From between the lines of this letter, I can see he's very disappointed.
• 他的文章字里行间流露出对故乡的思念。
  Tā de wén zhāng zì lǐ háng jiān liú lù chū duì gù xiāng de sī niàn.
  Between the lines of his article, a longing for his hometown is revealed.
• 你要学会从字里行间读懂作者的真实意图。
  Nǐ yào xué huì cóng zì lǐ háng jiān dú dǒng zuò zhě de zhēn shí yì tú.
  You need to learn to read the author's true intentions from between the lines.