奕奕

yìyì

adjective #42,464

Meanings

HSK 6

他七十多岁了，两眼依然奕奕有神。

Tā qīshí duō suì le, liǎng yǎn yīrán yìyì yǒushén.

He is over seventy, yet his eyes are still bright and full of life.

HSK 7-9

新娘穿着红色的礼服，显得光彩奕奕。

Xīnniáng chuān zhe hóngsè de lǐfú, xiǎnde guāngcǎi yìyì.

In her red gown, the bride looked radiant.

usage

奕奕 describes brightness and energy and follows a noun for a person's spirit or looks: 神采奕奕 (glowing with energy), 光彩奕奕 (radiant).

mistakes

Don't confuse 奕, with 大 at the bottom, and 弈, with 廾 at the bottom, which means board games such as go, as in 对弈 (to play a game against someone).

奕 yì