flash; sparkle; gleam; shine
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 8 examplesverb
to shine; to flash; to gleam; to emit light
Used as a separable verb (离合词), often split as '闪...光' when taking an object or modifier.
Yíng萤
huǒ火
chóng虫
zài在
cǎo草
cóng丛
zhōng中
shǎn闪
zhe着
guāng光
。
Fireflies were flashing their lights in the grass.
Tā她
de的
yǎn眼
jing睛
zài在
hēi黑
àn暗
zhōng中
shǎn闪
guāng光
。
Her eyes flashed in the darkness.
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Zuàn钻
shí石
zài在
yáng阳
guāng光
xià下
shǎn闪
shǎn闪
fā发
guāng光
。
The diamond sparkled brightly in the sunlight.
Yuǎn远
chù处
de的
dēng灯
tǎ塔
shǎn闪
zhe着
wēi微
ruò弱
de的
guāng光
。
The distant lighthouse was emitting a faint flash.
noun
a flash of light; gleam; sparkle; sudden bright light
Refers to a brief, often sudden burst of light, typically visualized as a streak or beam.
Liú流
xīng星
biàn变
chéng成
yī一
dào道
shǎn闪
guāng光
，
huá划
pò破
hēi黑
yè夜
de的
cháng长
kōng空
。
The meteor turned into a flash of light, streaking across the dark night sky.
Xiàng相
jī机
shǎn闪
guāng光
dēng灯
tū突
rán然
yī一
liàng亮
。
The camera flash suddenly went off.
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Yuǎn远
chù处
chuán传
lái来
yī一
dào道
shǎn闪
guāng光
。
A flash of light came from the distance.
Yī一
dào道
yào耀
yǎn眼
de的
shǎn闪
guāng光
huá划
pò破
le了
yè夜
kōng空
。
A dazzling flash split the night sky.