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Expressing "trace" or "mark" with 痕迹 (hénjì)
Structure
Noun + 痕迹
Explanation
The noun 痕迹 (hénjì) means "trace," "mark," or "sign," referring to evidence or remnants left behind by something. It can describe both physical marks like scratches or stains and abstract traces like evidence of editing or past events.
Examples
地板上留下了明显的刮擦痕迹。
dìbǎn shàng liú xià le míngxiǎn de guā cā hénjì.
There were obvious scratch marks left on the floor.
警察在现场发现了嫌疑人的痕迹。
jǐngchá zài xiànchǎng fāxiàn le xiányírén de hénjì.
The police found traces of the suspect at the scene.
这篇文章有很多修改的痕迹。
zhè piān wénzhāng yǒu hěn duō xiūgǎi de hénjì.
This article has many traces of revision.
地板上留下了明显的刮擦痕迹。
Dìbǎn shàng liú xià le míngxiǎn de guācā hénjì.
There were obvious scratch marks left on the floor.
警察在现场发现了嫌疑人的痕迹。
Jǐngchá zài xiànchǎng fāxiàn le xiányírén de hénjì.
The police found traces of the suspect at the scene.
这篇文章有很多修改的痕迹。
Zhè piān wénzhāng yǒu hěn duō xiūgǎi de hénjì.
This article has many traces of revisions.