How do you pronounce 言外之意?

言外之意 is pronounced "yán wài zhī yì" in Mandarin Chinese. It is made up of 4 syllables.

What HSK level is 言外之意?

言外之意 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.

言外之意 is made up of the characters 言, 外, 之, 意. Each character has its own meaning and can appear in other words.

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言外之意 (yán wài zhī yì) means "unspoken implication (idiom); the actual meaning of what was said" in Chinese.

言外之意

yán wài zhī yì

unspoken implication (idiom); the actual meaning of what was said

idiom

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This word is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists.

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