flickering; twinkling
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to flicker; to twinkle; to appear and disappear
literaryOften used in literary contexts to describe lights, stars, or scenes that are intermittently visible or illuminated.
Yuǎn远
chù处
de的
dēng灯
tǎ塔
zài在
wù雾
zhōng中
míng明
miè灭
bù不
dìng定
。
The distant lighthouse flickered uncertainly in the fog.
Yíng萤
huǒ火
chóng虫
de的
guāng光
zài在
xià夏
yè夜
de的
cǎo草
cóng丛
lǐ里
míng明
míng明
miè灭
miè灭
。
The fireflies' lights twinkled in the grass on the summer night.
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Xīng星
guāng光
míng明
miè灭
，
zhào照
liàng亮
le了
jì寂
jìng静
de的
shān山
gǔ谷
。
The starlight flickered, illuminating the quiet valley.