印象 meaning in English

yìnxiàng

impression (sth that stays in one's mind); a memory

HSK 3noun16 strokes

Meaning of 印象

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

yìnxiàng

impression (sth that stays in one's mind)
a memory

How to use 印象

印象 is a noun used with verbs like 有 (yǒu), 留下 (liúxià), or 给 (gěi), and it is often described with 好 or 深. Example: 他给我留下了很深的印象。(Tā gěi wǒ liúxià le hěn shēn de yìnxiàng.) He left a deep impression on me.

印 (yìn) means a print or stamp, and 象 (xiàng) means an image or appearance. An impression is an image that gets stamped into your mind.

Common mistake: Learners often write 像 (xiàng, to resemble) instead of 象 because they sound the same. 印象 always uses 象 without the person radical 亻.

印象 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

这zhè地dì方fāng给gěi我wǒ一yí个gè很hěn差chà的de印yìn象xiàng。

This place gives me a really bad vibe.

我wǒ对duì这zhè些xiē都dōu没méi有yǒu印yìn象xiàng。

I don't remember any of it.

你nǐ对duì中zhōng国guó有yǒu什shén么me印yìn象xiàng？

What's your impression of China?

你nǐ对duì他tā的de印yìn象xiàng怎zěn么me样yàng？

What's your impression of that person like?

他tā的de故gù事shì给gěi我wǒ留liú下xià了le很hěn深shēn的de印yìn象xiàng。

I was much impressed by his story.

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印 yìn · to print · 5 strokes

象 xiàng · elephant · 11 strokes

Related words

Words that share a character with 印象.

打印	dǎyìn	to affix a seal; to stamp
对象	duìxiàng	target; object; partner; boyfriend; girlfriend
形象	xíngxiàng	image; form
现象	xiànxiàng	phenomenon; appearance
复印	fùyìn	to photocopy; to duplicate a document
想象	xiǎngxiàng	to imagine; to envision; imagination
大象	dàxiàng	elephant
象征	xiàngzhēng	symbol; emblem; to symbolize; to signify; to represent
景象	jǐngxiàng	scene; sight (to behold)
印刷	yìnshuā	to print; printing
气象	qìxiàng	meteorological condition; weather; meteorology
脚印	jiǎoyìn	footprint

Questions about 印象

What does 印象 mean?

印象 (yìnxiàng) means "impression (sth that stays in one's mind); a memory" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 印象?

印象 is made of 2 characters: 印 (5 strokes), 象 (11 strokes). That is 16 strokes in total.

Is 印象 an HSK word?

Yes. 印象 is on the HSK 3 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How do I say I have a good impression of someone in Chinese?

Say 我对他印象很好 (wǒ duì tā yìnxiàng hěn hǎo). The structure is 对 + person or thing + 印象 + adjective.

What does 没印象 mean?

没印象 (méi yìnxiàng) means you do not remember something at all, like "it doesn't ring a bell." For example, 这个人我没印象 means I have no memory of this person.