Verbsignal; hint; give a sign

Animated Stroke Order

Stroke order SVGs for the characters in 示意.
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How to Use 示意 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 示意 with other words naturally.
Verb + Object
shì
duì
fāng
neutral
signal to the other party
shì
ān
jìng
neutral
signal to be quiet
Subject + Verbwith眼神
yǎn
shén
shì
neutral
signal with one's eyes
Adverb + Verbwith用手
yòng
shǒu
shì
neutral
signal with one's hand

Example Sentences with 示意

duì
shì
ràng
zuò
xià
He gestured to me to sit down.
wēi
wēi
tái
shǒu
shì
ràng
xiān
yào
shuō
huà
He slightly raised his hand to signal me not to speak yet.
guān
shì
quán
chǎng
jìng
rán
hòu
xuān
tíng
shěn
kāi
shǐ
The judge signaled for silence in the courtroom and then announced the start of the trial.
lǎo
shī
yòng
yǎn
shén
shì
xué
shēng
ān
jìng
xià
lái
The teacher used eye contact to signal the students to quiet down.
gāng
cái
duì
shì
shì
yǒu
shén
me
zhòng
yào
xiàn
ma
You signaled to me just now; did you make any important discovery?
bìng
wèi
míng
què
shì
fǎn
duì
zhǐ
shì
bǎo
chí
le
chén
He did not clearly signal opposition; he merely remained silent.
zài
huì
shàng
qīng
qīng
diǎn
tóu
shì
tóng
zhè
ge
At the meeting, he nodded slightly to indicate his agreement with the proposal.
xiān
shì
yáo
tóu
shì
zhī
qíng
suí
hòu
yòu
yòng
yǎn
shén
àn
shì
kāi
First, she shook her head to signal she didn't know, and then she used her eyes to hint for me to leave.