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影响

yǐng xiǎng · ying xiang

Traditional 影響

HSK 2Old HSK 3Measure word: 股 gǔ

Meaning

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  1. influence
  2. effect
  3. to influence
  4. to affect (usually adversely)
  5. to disturb
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The neighbour sings

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，你(nǐ)怎么(zěnme)没精神(méijīngshén)？

    Liangliang, why do you look so tired?

  2. Liangliang

    昨晚(zuówǎn)邻居(línjū)唱歌(chànggē)，影响(yǐngxiǎng)我(wǒ)睡觉(shuìjiào)了(le)。

    Last night my neighbour sang and it affected my sleep.

  3. Dengdeng

    那(nà)会(huì)影响(yǐngxiǎng)你(nǐ)工作(gōngzuò)吧(ba)？

    That will affect your work too, right?

  4. Liangliang

    是啊(shìa)，我(wǒ)今天(jīntiān)都(dōu)不(bù)想(xiǎng)说话(shuōhuà)。

    Yes, I don't even want to talk today.

  5. Dengdeng

    要不要(yàobùyào)我(wǒ)去(qù)跟(gēn)邻居(línjū)说(shuō)？

    Should I go and talk to the neighbour for you?

  6. Liangliang

    不用(bùyòng)，我(wǒ)昨晚(zuówǎn)也(yě)唱(chàng)了(le)，可能(kěnéng)我(wǒ)也(yě)影响(yǐngxiǎng)他(tā)了(le)。

    No need. I sang last night too. Maybe I affected him.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

想(xiǎng)像(xiàng)力(lì)影(yǐng)响(xiǎng)着(zhe)我(wǒ)们(men)生(shēng)活(huó)的(de)各(gè)个(gè)方(fāng)面(miàn)。

Imagination affects every aspect of our lives.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)场(chǎng)大(dà)雨(yǔ)影(yǐng)响(xiǎng)了(le)我(wǒ)们(men)周(zhōu)末(mò)的(de)出(chū)行(xíng)计(jì)划(huà)。

The heavy rain affected our weekend travel plans.

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影
yǐng

picture; image

响
xiǎng

echo; sound

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