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title: "Anshi Meaning: 暗示 (to hint) or 按时 (on time)?"
description: "暗示 (ànshì) means “to hint; to imply; hint; suggestion”. Not the anshi you heard? See 按时. Hear its tones, see what 暗 and 示 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/anshi"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 暗示 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

暗示 ànshì

## to hint; to imply; hint; suggestion

## Its characters

1. 暗 àn dark
2. 示 shì to show

## In a sentence

他暗示我该走了。 He hinted that I should leave.

一路上，祝英台不停地**暗示**他。

From [梁山伯与祝英台 · The Butterfly Lovers](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/butterfly-lovers-legend#library-word-346-348)

[More about 暗示](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%9A%97%E7%A4%BA)

## Other words said anshi

- [按时ànshíon time](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%8C%89%E6%97%B6)

## More words with 暗 or 示

- [表示 biǎoshì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/biaoshi)
- [公示 gōngshì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gongshi)
- [黑暗 hēi’àn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/heian)
- [警示 jǐngshì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jingshi)
- [示范 shìfàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shifan)
- [提示 tíshì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/tishi)
- [显示 xiǎnshì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xianshi)
- [显示器 xiǎnshìqì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xianshiqi)
- [演示 yǎnshì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yanshi)
- [展示 zhǎnshì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhanshi)

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