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闪

shǎn
HSK 4

“To dodge” in Chinese is 闪 (shǎn).

Other characters with the syllable shan: see all 10 →

Meaning

  • to dodge
  • to duck out of the way
  • to beat it
Show 10 more meanings
  • shaken (by a fall)
  • to sprain
  • to pull a muscle
  • lightning
  • spark
  • a flash
  • to flash (across one's mind)
  • to leave behind
  • (Internet slang) (of a display of affection) "dazzlingly" saccharine
  • surname Shan

Example

闪电照亮了天空。

The lightning lit up the sky.

From 闪电 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

5 strokes

Words containing 闪

闪电shǎndiànlightningHSK 4闪烁shǎnshuòto glisten; to glitter; to twinkle; to flickerHSK 7-9

More HSK 4 characters

阿āprefix used before monosyllabic names, kinship terms etc to indicate familiarityHSK 4矮ǎi(of a person) shortHSK 4案àn(legal) caseHSK 4暗àndarkHSK 4巴bāBa, a state during the Zhou dynasty (in present-day Chongqing and the eastern part of Sichuan)HSK 4摆bǎito arrangeHSK 4败bàito defeatHSK 4伴bànpartner; companion; comrade; associateHSK 4薄báothinHSK 4宝bǎojewelHSK 4

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