HanTrace

影子

yǐngzi
nounHSK 4

“Shadow” in Chinese is 影子 (yǐngzi).

Meaning

  • shadow
  • reflection
  • (fig.) hint
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  • indication
  • influence

Example

他怕自己的影子。

He is afraid of his own shadow.

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

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