影
shadow; photograph; movie; hide
Meanings
10 senses · 37 examplesnoun
shadow; silhouette
Often used with the neutral suffix 儿 in spoken Mandarin.
The shadow of the big tree falls on the ground.
The tree shadow is very long in the sunlight.
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The shadow of the window is cast on the wall.
Evening shadows stretch very long.
I have my shadow under the moonlight.
noun
reflection; mirrored image
Commonly used for reflections in water or mirrors, often with 儿 suffix.
The calm lake surface has a reflection of the mountains.
The willow tree's reflection is in the water.
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She saw her own reflection in the mirror.
The lake reflection was broken by the wind.
The moonlight cast the tower's reflection into the river.
noun
trace; hint
Almost always used with the 儿 suffix in this sense.
There isn't a single person on the road at all.
You can't see any trace of a person in the room.
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The thief ran away without a trace.
The wind blew past, not even a leaf moved an inch.
I searched for ages and didn't even see a single dog.
noun
photograph; photo
Can refer to individual photos or group photos.
I took a small photo and sent it to my friend.
We took a group graduation photo last year.
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She saved many casual life photos on her phone.
This group photo was taken ten years ago by us.
He hung the family group photo on the living room wall.
noun
ancestor portrait
archaicThis is an archaic usage that is rarely used in modern daily language.
During the Qingming Festival, we will worship the portraits of our ancestors.
The old house still retains the portraits of the Qing Dynasty ancestors.
noun
movie; film
Used in compound words to refer to film or cinema.
I watched the newly released movie with my friends today.
This cinema releases new movies every week.
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He wrote a film review about this movie.
Our school holds movie screenings every week.
This movie has received a lot of positive reviews.
noun
shadow puppetry
literaryOften used with place names to refer to local shadow puppetry styles.
Luanzhou shadow puppetry is a traditional shadow play genre in Hebei.
When I was a kid, I watched a shadow puppetry performance in Tangshan.
verb
to hide; to conceal
dialectThis is a regional dialect usage, common in northern Chinese dialects.
A wild rabbit is hiding in the grass.
He hid the stick behind his back.
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The little cat hid behind the sofa.
The thief hid in the corner of the alley.
She hid the gift in the wardrobe.
verb
to copy; to trace
formalMost commonly used in academic or antique restoration contexts for copying ancient texts or paintings.
Scholars are copying ancient books from the Song edition.
He spent half a year tracing the Song edition calligraphy model.
noun
surname Ying
A relatively rare Chinese surname.
Mr. Ying is our new colleague.