晃

huǎng

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Common

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晃

huàng Verb to sway; to shake

晃

huǎng Verb to dazzle; to flash past

Definitions

1. to dazzle
2. to flash past

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Antonyms

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明

míng

bright

Antonym for the concept of dazzle or flash: 明 means bright and clear, without discomfort.

Related words

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刺眼

cì yǎn

to dazzle

刺眼 means glaring to the eyes, often caused by 晃 (dazzling light).

Synonyms

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闪耀

shǎn yào

to glint

Both describe bright, dazzling light; 闪耀 implies glittering while 晃 emphasizes blinding or flashing.

闪过

shǎn guò

to flash through (one's mind)

Both can mean to flash past; 闪过 is more common for quick passing or crossing the mind.

Usage notes

Collocations

Common in phrases like 一晃而过 (yī huǎng ér guò, flash past) or 晃眼 (huǎng yǎn, dazzling to the eyes).

Common mistakes

As a verb for dazzling, 晃 is often read huǎng; reading huàng means to sway or shake, a common mix-up.

Example Sentences

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阳光很晃眼。

The sunlight is very dazzling.

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Words Containing 晃

一晃

yī huǎng

(of passing time) in an instant

摇晃

yáo huàng

to rock; to shake; to sway

晃荡

huàng dang

to rock

一瓶子不响，半瓶子晃荡

yī píng zi bù xiǎng , bàn píng zi huàng dang

lit. a full bottle makes no sound; a half-filled bottle sloshes (idiom)

to swing

Xinhuang Dong autonomous county in Huaihua 懷化|怀化[huái huà], Hunan

新晃侗族自治县

xīn huǎng dòng zú zì zhì xiàn

Xinhuang Dong autonomous county in Huaihua 懷化|怀化[huái huà], Hunan

新晃县

xīn huǎng xiàn

Xinhuang Dong autonomous county in Huaihua 懷化|怀化[huái huà], Hunan

shining

to sway

to swing

swaying

to roam about

silver glitter

to hang around