依稀

yīxī

adverb #27,163

Meanings

1 vaguely
2 dimly
3 indistinctly (as if from a distant memory or in poor light)

Characters

to depend on; according to; faint

sparse; rare; thin; faint

Examples

我依稀记得那个夏天的样子。

Wǒ yīxī jìde nàgè xiàtiān de yàngzi.

I vaguely remember what that summer looked like.

远处依稀可见山的轮廓。

Yuǎnchù yīxī kějiàn shān de lúnkuò.

The outline of the mountains is dimly visible in the distance.

Tips

usage

依稀 is a literary adverb that conveys something barely perceptible — through memory, distance, or dim light. It often appears before 记得, 可见, or 感觉.

Stroke Order

依 yī

稀 xī