"Impression" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 yìn xiàng impression (sth that stays in one's mind) / a memory
 yìn xiàng impression
 yìn zi trace / impression (e.g. footprint) / abbr. of 印子錢|印子钱[yin4 zi5 qian2], usury
 gǎn shòu to sense / perception / to feel (through the senses) / to experience / a feeling / an impression / an experience
 kàn qǐ lái seemingly / apparently / looks as if / appear to be / gives the impression that / seems on the face of it to be
 kàn qǐ lai seemingly / apparently / looks as if / appear to be / gives the impression that / seems on the face of it to be
 lì hai (used to describe sb or sth that makes a very strong impression, whether favorable or unfavorable) terrible / intense / severe / devastating / amazing / awesome / outstanding / (of a person) stern / strict / harsh / shrewd / tough / (of an animal) fierce / (of a resemblance) striking / (of liquor or chili pepper) strong / (of bacteria) virulent
 hǎo gǎn good opinion / favorable impression
 tóng gǎn (have the) same feeling / similar impression / common feeling
 dú hòu gǎn impression of a book / opinion expressed in a book review
 guān hòu gǎn impression or feeling after visiting or watching (movies, museums etc)
 kè yìn to engrave a seal / stamp mark / to print with carved type / to leave a deep impression
 yìn hén molding / printed impression
 yìn shù the amount of books etc printed at one impression / print run
 yú wèi aftertaste / lingering impression
 yìn jiàn seal impression / stamp / mark from a seal serving as signature
 guān zhān appearance / view / abiding impression
 xiān rù wéi zhǔ the first impression is the strongest / to hold a preconceived notion (about sth)
 jiā shēn yìn xiàng to make a deeper impression on sb
 gòu xiǎng tú notional diagram (i.e. made-up picture or artist's impression for news story)
 měng yī kàn at first glance / first impression
 qǔ mú to take an impression (dentistry etc)
 yá tuō mouthguard / occlusal splint / dental impression tray / orthodontic plate / denture base / denture
 bǔ dāo (gaming) to finish off a wounded combatant / (fig.) to attack sb who is already under fire / to pile on / (sphragistics) to retouch a seal after taking a first impression
 yìn xiàng fēn points gained by making a good impression / kudos / brownie points
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