English–Chinese
“understand each other” in Chinese
Chinese
Pronunciation
Pinyinhuì yì
Example
我和她只用眼神就会意了。wǒ hé tā zhǐ yòng yǎn shén jiù huì yì le
She and I understood each other with just our eyes.
How to say “understand each other” in Chinese
“Understand each other” in Chinese is 会意 (huì yì).
A shared meaning passes between people through a look, gesture, or expression instead of speech.
Example sentences with 会意
他在黑板上画了一个记号，大家立刻会意开始按顺序操作。tā zài hēi bǎn shàng huà le yí gè jì hào dà jiā lì kè huì yì kāi shǐ àn shùn xù cāo zuò
He drew a mark on the blackboard, and everyone immediately understood what he meant and began working in order.
Tips for using 会意
- The same written form also names a Chinese character-formation type in which parts jointly suggest a meaning, so surrounding grammar identifies the conversational use.