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闪电shǎn diàn
lightning
Definitions
Chinese > English | ||
闪电 | ||
1. Simplified form of 閃電 | ||
閃電 | shǎndiàn | |
1. n. lightning | ||
被 閃電 擊中zhòng - to be struck by lightning | ||
2. v. to have lightning; to have lightning flashes or strikes | ||
外面 一直 在 閃電。 - There have been incessant flashes of lightning outside. | ||
出便 仲 閃 緊 電。 - There is still lightning outside. | ||
English > Chinese | ||
lightning | ||
1. 闪电 | ||
Components | ||
闪 | ||
1. Simplified form of 閃 | ||
閃 | shǎn | |
1. to dodge; to evade | ||
閃身 - to dodge | ||
閃避 - to dodge | ||
2. to twist; to sprain; to pull a muscle | ||
3. to flash | ||
那 司機 為什麼 對 我 閃 車燈? - Why is the driver flashing his lights at me? | ||
4. lightning; flash | ||
打閃 - to have lightning | ||
5. to sparkle; to shine | ||
6. sparkling; shiny | ||
7. to rock; to sway | ||
8. (dialectal) to leave behind | ||
9. (Cantonese, colloquial) to leave, especially quickly or suddenly | ||
10. (neologism) affectionate between couples | ||
11. Shem (Biblical character) | ||
閃--含.語系 - Semito-Hamitic language family | ||
12. (Min Nan) Alternative form of 爍 (-) | ||
电 | ||
1. Simplified form of 電 | ||
電 | ||
1. electricity | ||
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Pronunciation
shǎn diàn
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