lightning flashes; to have lightning
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to flash; to have lightning; (of clouds) to discharge producing a bright flash
neutralSpecifically refers to the phenomenon of lightning in the sky, often used in everyday speech to describe a storm. It describes the action of the lightning itself, not the strike.
Wài外
miàn面
zhèng正
zài在
dǎ打
shǎn闪
，
kě可
néng能
yào要
xià下
yǔ雨
le了
。
It's flashing lightning outside; it might rain soon.
Yè夜
lǐ里
dǎ打
shǎn闪
，
bǎ把
tiān天
kōng空
dōu都
zhào照
liàng亮
le了
。
The lightning at night lit up the whole sky.
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Xiān先
dǎ打
shǎn闪
，
hòu后
dǎ打
léi雷
。
First comes the lightning flash, then the thunder.
Shǎn闪
diàn电
zài在
yún云
céng层
lǐ里
dǎ打
shǎn闪
，
què却
méi没
yǒu有
léi雷
shēng声
。
The lightning flashed within the clouds, but there was no thunder.