shadow of a person; trace of a person
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 7 examplesnoun
shadow of a person; silhouette
Often pronounced with erhua (rén yǐngr) in spoken Beijing dialect. Refers to the dark shape cast by a person's body blocking light.
Chuāng窗
lián帘
shàng上
yǒu有
ge个
rén~
。
There is a person's shadow on the curtain.
Yuè月
guāng光
xià下
，
tā他
de的
rén人
yǐng影
bèi被
lā拉
de得
hěn很
cháng长
。
In the moonlight, his shadow was stretched very long.
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Wǒ我
kàn看
dào到
qiáng墙
shàng上
yǒu有
yī一
ge个
rén~
，
yǐng吓
xià了
le一
yī跳
。
I saw a human silhouette on the wall and got a fright.
noun
trace or sign of a person; figure
Often used in negative constructions (看不见人影, 没人影) to indicate complete absence of people or that someone has vanished.
Tiān天
hēi黑
de得
duì对
miàn面
kàn看
bu不
jiàn见
rén~
。
It was so dark you couldn't see a figure across the way.
Tā他
yī一
chū出
qu去
，
lián连
rén~
yǐng也
yě不
bù见
jiàn了
。
As soon as he went out, he vanished without a trace.
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Wǒ我
zhǎo找
le了
bàn半
tiān天
，
yī一
ge个
rén人
yǐng影
yě也
méi没
kàn看
dào到
。
I searched for a long time but didn't see a single soul.
Zhè这
lǐ里
huāng荒
wú无
rén人
yān烟
，
lián连
ge个
rén人
yǐng影
dōu都
méi没
yǒu有
。
This place is desolate; there isn't a soul in sight.