印象分

Mandarin · pinyin yìn xiàng fēn

Meanings

  1. points gained by making a good impression
  2. kudos
  3. brownie points
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印
yìn · print, seal, stamp, chop, mark
象
xiàng · elephant; ivory; figure, image
分
fēn · divide; small unit of time etc.
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4–4–1 · yin4 xiang4 fen1

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