烙印 (lào yìn) — (n.) brand; mark (literal or figurative); (v.) to brand; to leave a lasting impression
Definition
Both a literal 'brand' burned onto an animal and, more often in HSK 7 reading, a figurative 'lasting mark' on the mind or memory. As a verb it takes the object before it (e.g. 把那段记忆烙印在心里).
(n.) brandmark (literal or figurative)(v.) to brandto leave a lasting impression
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 烙印。Zhè ge mù chǎng de niú shēn shàng dōu yǒu lào yìn.All the cattle on this ranch have brands.
- 烙印。Tóng nián de jīng lì zài tā xīn zhōng liú xià le shēn shēn de lào yìn.His childhood experiences left a deep mark on his heart.
- 烙印。Nà duàn lì shǐ lào yìn zài měi yí gè rén de jì yì lǐ.That period of history is branded into everyone's memory.
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