Chinese symbol for “implication”
言下之意
yán xià zhī yì
implication
The closest CC-CEDICT match for implication is 言下之意 (yán xià zhī yì), defined as: implication.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “implication”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 内涵 (內涵) | nèi hán | meaningful content; implication |
| 意味 | yì wèi | meaning; implication |
| 涵义 (涵義) | hán yì | content; meaning |
| 寓意 | yù yì | moral (of a story); lesson to be learned |
| 蕴涵 (蘊涵) | yùn hán | to contain; to accumulate |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 言下之意.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 语言 (語言) | yǔ yán | language; 门 (mén),种 (zhǒng) |
| 而言 | ér yán | (typically preceded by 就… (jiù xx) or 对… (duì xx) etc) as far as ... is concerned; speaking in terms of ... |
| 发言 (發言) | fā yán | to make a speech; statement |
| 言论 (言論) | yán lùn | expression of opinion; views |
| 宣言 | xuān yán | declaration; manifesto |
| 留言 | liú yán | to leave a message; to leave one's comments; message |
| 一下 | yī xià | (after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try); all at once; suddenly |
| 以下 | yǐ xià | that level or lower; that amount or less |
| 之后 (之後) | zhī hòu | after; behind; (at the beginning of a sentence) afterwards; since then |
| 注意 | zhù yì | to take note of; to pay attention to |
See also: Japanese symbol for “implication”.
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