会意
huìyì
to grasp tacitly; to understand without being told
Characters in this word
意 yì
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 心 — heart
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 她没有明说，只是轻轻点头，秘书便会意地关上了书房的门。 Tā méiyǒu míngshuō, zhǐshì qīngqīng diǎntóu, mìshū biàn huìyì de guānshàng le shūfáng de mén. She did not say it outright; she merely nodded gently, and the secretary understood and closed the study door.
- 他冲我眨了眨眼，我立刻会意地笑了。 Tā chōng wǒ zhǎ le zhǎ yǎn, wǒ lìkè huìyì de xiào le. He blinked at me, and I immediately smiled, getting the hint.
- 两个老朋友相视一笑，彼此都会意了。 Liǎng ge lǎo péngyou xiāngshì yí xiào, bǐcǐ dōu huìyì le. The two old friends looked at each other and smiled; each understood the other without a word.
Related words
- 会 huì can, to know how to; meeting
- 开会 kāihuì to have a meeting
- 一会儿 yíhuìr a moment, a little while
- 不一会儿 bùyíhuìr in a short while
- 会 huì meeting; conference
- 机会 jīhuì chance; opportunity
- 那会儿 nàhuìr then, at that time
- 晚会 wǎnhuì evening party
- 一会儿 yíhuìr a short while
- 音乐会 yīnyuèhuì concert
- 会议 huìyì meeting
- 会员 huìyuán member