Usage note
印象表示见过以后留下的感觉。
yìn xiàng biǎo shì jiàn guò yǐ hòu liú xià de gǎn jué。
印象 means the feeling left after seeing something.
Context note
印象常用于见面、评价和记忆。
yìn xiàng cháng yòng yú jiàn miàn 、 píng jià hé jì yì。
印象 is often used with meetings, evaluations, and memory.
5 examples
我对他印象很好。
wǒ duì tā yìn xiàng hěn hǎo。
I have a very good impression of him.
第一次印象很重要。
dì yī cì yìn xiàng hěn zhòng yào。
First impression is very important.
这个地方给我留下深刻印象。
zhè ge dì fāng gěi wǒ liú xià shēn kè yìn xiàng。
This place left a deep impression on me.
她的印象很好。
tā de yìn xiàng hěn hǎo。
Her impression is very good.
你对这本书的印象怎么样？
nǐ duì zhè běn shū de yìn xiàng zěn me yàng？
What is your impression of this book?
5 mini stories
我第一次见他时，印象很好。
wǒ dì yī cì jiàn tā shí， yìn xiàng hěn hǎo。
When I first met him, I had a very good impression.
这次旅行给我很深的印象。
zhè cì lǚ xíng gěi wǒ hěn shēn de yìn xiàng。
This trip left a deep impression on me.
老师问我们对新课程的印象。
lǎo shī wèn wǒ men duì xīn kè chéng de yìn xiàng。
The teacher asked for our impressions of the new course.
她的笑容给人很好的印象。
tā de xiào róng gěi rén hěn hǎo de yìn xiàng。
Her smile gives people a very good impression.
第一次印象会影响后面的交流。
dì yī cì yìn xiàng huì yǐng xiǎng hòu miàn de jiāo liú。
First impressions affect later communication.
Mini dialogue
第一印象
A
你对新同学的印象怎么样？
Nǐ duì xīn tóngxué de yìnxiàng zěnmeyàng?
What's your impression of the new classmate?
B
他很有礼貌，给我的印象很好。
Tā hěn yǒu lǐmào, gěi wǒ de yìnxiàng hěn hǎo.
He is very polite and left a good impression on me.
深刻印象
A
这次旅行给你留下了什么印象？
Zhè cì lǚxíng gěi nǐ liú xià le shénme yìnxiàng?
What impression did this trip leave on you?
B
美丽的风景让我印象很深刻。
Měilì de fēngjǐng ràng wǒ yìnxiàng hěn shēnkè.
The beautiful scenery left a deep impression on me.
Related words and contrasts
related
感觉
gǎn jué
feeling
a broader term for how you perceive something
related
看法
kàn fǎ
opinion, view
a thought formed after getting an impression
related
记忆
jì yì
memory
an impression can become a lasting memory