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闪 shǎn

flash, lightning; to dodge, to evade

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5
Level
HSK 5
Radical
门
Traditional
閃
Type
Ideograph
Made of 门人 ⿵门人

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  1. 天上突然出现了闪电。
    Tiānshàng tūrán chūxiànle shǎndiàn.
    Lightning suddenly appeared in the sky.
    sky-on suddenly appeared lightning
  2. 你看到刚才的闪电了吗？
    Nǐ kàndào gāngcái de shǎndiàn le ma?
    Did you see the lightning just now?
    you see just-now (particle) lightning (particle) (question)
  3. 快躲一下，外面在打闪电。
    Kuài duǒ yíxià, wàimiàn zài dǎ shǎndiàn.
    Quick, take cover, there's lightning outside.
    quickly hide a-bit, outside at strike lightning
  4. 远处没有闪电，只是雷声。
    Yuǎnchù méiyǒu shǎndiàn, zhǐshì léishēng.
    There's no lightning in the distance, just thunder.
    far-place not-have lightning, only-is thunder-sound
  5. 昨晚，窗外的星星一直在闪烁。
    Zuówǎn, chuāng wài de xīngxing yìzhí zài shǎnshuò.
    Last night, the stars outside the window kept twinkling.
    last-night, window outside (particle) star always at twinkle

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