Hint in Chinese
to hint · HSK 6
暗示
- 暗 dark
- 示 to show
他暗示我该走了。 He hinted that I should leave.
Other ways to say hint
More words with 暗 or 示
How do you say hint in Chinese?
Hint in Chinese is 暗示 (àn shì). You can also say 提示 (tí shì).
Which word should I use?
Start with the first one: it is the easiest on the HSK list. The others say it too, often in a more formal way or for a narrower sense; each one’s page has real sentences that show how it is used.
Where do these words come from?
Our own dictionary’s meanings for the official HSK word list. A word is shown for an English word when that is one of its first meanings; the easiest word whose first meaning it is comes first.
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