HSK 4 · Objects

印象 yìnxiàng “impression” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 印象 means

  1. impression
  2. memory (of someone or something)
  3. impression (sth that stays in one’s mind)
  4. a memory

How to say 印象

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale印yìn4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale象xiàng4th tone, falling

印象 in a sentence

  1. 你对中国有什么印象？

    Nǐ duì Zhōngguó yǒu shénme yìnxiàng?

    What’s your impression of China?

    Sentence #801902 from Tatoeba

  2. 第一印象很重要。

    Dìyī yìnxiàng hěn zhòngyào.

    First impressions matter.

    Sentence #6089949 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 我对你们的工作印象深刻。

    Wǒ duì nǐmen de gōngzuò yìnxiàng shēnkè.

    I’m very impressed by your work.

    Sentence #679447 from Tatoeba

How 印象 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 印 (yìn) drawn as one shape
印yìnto print

印 is a single shape of 5 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.

The character 象 (xiàng) with each of its parts in a different colour
象xiàngelephant
  • ⺈knife form of 刀 · dāo
  • 口mouth · kǒu
  • 豕pig · shǐMeaning part

How to write 印象

印 5 strokes · 象 11 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

印象 (yìnxiàng) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 印象 (yìnxiàng). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 印象

Words with 印

打印dǎyìn · to print (with a printer)复印fùyìn · to photocopy印刷yìnshuā · to print

Words with 象

对象duìxiàng · target象棋xiàngqí · Chinese chess想象xiǎngxiàng · to imagine抽象chōuxiàng · abstract大象dàxiàng · elephant现象xiànxiàng · phenomenon象征xiàngzhēng · emblem形象xíngxiàng · image气象qìxiàng · meteorology迹象jìxiàng · sign

More words: Everyday Things

压力yālì · pressure牙膏yágāo · toothpaste样子yàngzi · appearance钥匙yàoshi · key羽毛球yǔmáoqiú · shuttlecock原因yuányīn · cause杂志zázhì · magazine责任zérèn · responsibility

FAQs

印象 (yìnxiàng) means “impression” or “memory (of someone or something)”. It is an HSK 4 word.
Say it yìnxiàng: yìn with a 4th tone, then xiàng with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 印象 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type yinxiang with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 印象 from the suggestions. Typing yinxiang into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
印象 is an HSK 4 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.