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Meaning of 弦外之音
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弦
外
之
音
xián
wài
zhī
yīn
弦外之音
overtone (music); (fig.) connotation; implied meaning
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Example Sentences
tā
她
jiā
lǐ
rén
家里人
shuō
说
tā
她
shēn
tǐ
身体
hěn
hǎo
很好
,
kě
可
shì
cóng
是从
xián
wài
zhī
yīn
弦外之音
tīng
lái
听来
,
wǒ
我
xiǎng
想
tā
她
bù
kě
néng
不可能
kāng
fù
康复
。
Her family says that she is well but, reading between the lines, I think that she is unlikely to recover.
zhè
这
tīng
qi
lai
听起来
jiù
就
xiàng
像
xián
wài
zhī
yīn
弦外之音
shì
是
:
nà
shí
那时
de
的
qī
zǐ
妻子
bú
huì
不会
yāo
qiú
要求
nán
rén
男人
bāng
máng
帮忙
。
It also sounds like the subtext is that she's not asking for the man's help at that moment.
tīng
tīng
听听
xián
wài
zhī
yīn
弦外之音
:
hǎo
好
de
的
qīng
tīng
zhě
倾听者
bù
jǐn
jǐn
不仅仅
huì
会
sī
kǎo
思考
tīng
dào
听到
dōng
xi
东西
,
yě
也
huì
会
sī
kǎo
思考
wèi
shén
me
为什么
zhè
me
这么
shuō
说
,
shì
是
zěn
me
怎么
shuō
说
de
的
。
Go Beyond the Words: Good listeners are actively thinking not just about what was said but also why and how it was said.
tā
他
tīng
听
dé
chū
得出
zhè
jù
huà
这句话
de
的
xián
wài
zhī
yīn
弦外之音
,
zhè
这
shì
zài
是在
tí
xǐng
提醒
tā
他
;
tā
她
zài
在
bǎo
hù
保护
zì
jǐ
自己
de
的
dì
pán
地盘
。
He heard the note of warning in her statement; she was protecting herturf.
tā
他
tīng
听
dé
chū
得出
zhè
jù
huà
这句话
de
的
xián
wài
zhī
yīn
弦外之音
,
zhè
这
shì
zài
是在
tí
xǐng
提醒
tā
他
;
He heard the note of warning in her statement;
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