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心照不宣

xīn zhào bù xuān

4-character word

What 心照不宣 means

1. to have a tacit understanding

The characters in 心照不宣

• 心xīnheart; mind; intention
• 照zhàoaccording to; in accordance with; to shine
• 不bùno; not so; (bound form) not; un-
• 宣xuānto declare (publicly); to announce

Example sentences

• 他们俩彼此心照不宣。
  Tāmen liǎ bǐcǐ xīnzhàobùxuān.
  They have a secret understanding between them.