示意 shìyì in a sentence
To hint; to indicate (an idea to sb)†
示意 (shìyì) means To hint, to indicate (an idea to sb) †. Below are 2 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
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How is 示意 used in a sentence?
This page shows 2 sentences using 示意 (shìyì, "To hint, to indicate (an idea to sb) †"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
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Is 示意 an HSK word?
Yes — 示意 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.
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The dictionary page for 示意 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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