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依我看 (yī wǒ kàn) — in my opinion, as I see it

Definition

A fixed phrase used at the start of a sentence to give one's personal opinion — equivalent to 'in my opinion / as I see it'. It frames the speaker's view as a viewpoint, not a fact.

idiom
in my opinionas I see it

Examples

  • 依我看，。
    yī wǒ kàn, Zhè ge wèn tí bù nán jiě jué.
    In my opinion, this problem isn't hard to solve.
  • 依我看，。
    yī wǒ kàn, Nǐ yīng gāi xiān xiū xi yí xià.
    As I see it, you should rest a bit first.
  • 依我看，。
    yī wǒ kàn, Tā de zuò fǎ bú tài hé shì.
    In my opinion, his approach isn't quite appropriate.

Origin

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
亻Written in full as人rénhuman
Sound part声符shēngfú
衣
衣yī依yī
Same sound today

依 is made from 亻, a person, plus 衣, which gives its sound.

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

假借jiǎjièLater borrowed for its sound alone — the picture has nothing to do with today’s meaning.

The glyph 我 originally drew a trident-like weapon. It was borrowed purely for its sound to write the pronoun "I", so the picture and the meaning are unrelated.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

The shape 看 puts 手 (hand) over 目 (eye), showing a hand placed above the eyes to gaze into the distance.

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Attitudes & Opinions

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