迹象 (jì xiàng) — sign, indication, indicator
Definition
迹象 points to subtle evidence of something happening or about to happen (a recovery, a change). Unlike 标志 (an established symbol or marker) and 痕迹 (a physical trace left behind), 迹象 is more about inferred, often tentative signals.
noun
signindicationindicator
Examples
- 迹象。Yǒu jì xiàng biǎo míng jīng jì zhèng zài huǎn màn fù sū.There are signs that the economy is slowly recovering.
- 迹象。Mù qián méi yǒu jì xiàng xiǎn shì tā huì cí zhí.Currently there are no indications that he will resign.
- 迹象。Zhè shì bìng qíng hǎo zhuǎn de jì xiàng.This is a sign that the condition is improving.
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