言下之意 yán xià zhī yì

DEFINITIONS

  1. implication

CHARACTERS

言 yán
HSK 4
words, speech; speak, say
下 xià
HSK 1
under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down
之 zhī
HSK 4
marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
意 yì
HSK 2
thought, idea, opinion; think