烙印
lào yìn
Pinyin

Definition

烙印
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lào yìn
  1. to brand (cattle etc)
  2. brand
  3. (fig.) to leave a lasting mark
  4. to stigmatize
  5. mark
  6. stamp
  7. stigma

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

印
Yìn
  1. 1 surname Yin
  2. 2 abbr. for 印度[Yìn dù]
印度
Yìn dù
  1. 1 India
印象
yìn xiàng
  1. 1 impression
印刷
yìn shuā
  1. 1 to print
  2. 2 printing
印子
yìn zi
  1. 1 trace
  2. 2 impression (e.g. footprint)
  3. 3 abbr. of 印子錢|印子钱[yìn zi qián], usury

Idioms (2)

一步一个脚印
yī bù yī gè jiǎo yìn
  1. 1 one step, one footprint (idiom); steady progress
  2. 2 reliable
心心相印
xīn xīn xiāng yìn
  1. 1 two hearts beat as one (idiom); a kindred spirit

Sample Sentences

大概是因为纹身是一种永久的烙印，可以表明一个人的忠心。不过，哪有人能保证自己一辈子不变心？你说如果对自己纹的东西厌倦了，那怎么办？
dàgài shì yīnwèi wénshēn shì yīzhǒng yǒngjiǔ de làoyìn ，kěyǐ biǎomíng yī ge rén de zhōngxīn 。bùguò ，nǎ yǒu rén néng bǎozhèng zìjǐ yībèizi bù biànxīn ？nǐ shuō rúguǒ duì zìjǐ wén de dōngxi yànjuàn le ，nà zěnme bàn ？
It's probably because tattoos are an eternal brand. They can show a person's commitment. But who can guarantee that they won't change their mind during their entire life? Tell me, what should you do if you start to get sick of the thing you got tattooed?
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