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闪

shǎn
HSK 3.0 Level 4

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Definitions

  1. 1. to dodge
  2. 2. to duck out of the way
  3. 3. to beat it
  4. 4. shaken (by a fall)
  5. 5. to sprain
  6. 6. to pull a muscle
  7. 7. lightning
  8. 8. spark
  9. 9. a flash
  10. 10. to flash (across one's mind)
  11. 11. to leave behind
  12. 12. (Internet slang) (of a display of affection) \dazzlingly\ saccharine

Example Sentences

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电 闪 雷鸣。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 1397414)

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Words Containing 闪

闪光
shǎn guāng

flash

闪映
shǎn yìng

to flash before one's eyes

闪光灯
shǎn guāng dēng

flash bulb (photography)

东躲西闪
dōng duǒ xī shǎn

to dodge about

闪光点
shǎn guāng diǎn

lit. flash point

闪转腾挪
shǎn zhuǎn téng nuó

to move nimbly about, dodging and weaving (martial arts)

闪痛
shǎn tòng

stabbing pain

闪退
shǎn tuì

(of a mobile app) to crash on startup

寒光闪闪
hán guāng shǎn shǎn

to glitter like frost and snow (idiom)

闪存
shǎn cún

(computing) flash memory

闪避
shǎn bì

to dodge

躲闪
duǒ shǎn

to evade

闪含语系
shǎn hán yǔ xì

Hamito-Semitic family of languages (incl. Arabic, Aramaic, Hebrew etc)

快闪党
kuài shǎn dǎng

flash mobbers

闪眼
shǎn yǎn

to dazzle

闪亮
shǎn liàng

brilliant

快闪记忆体盘
kuài shǎn jì yì tǐ pán

(computing) flash drive

闪开
shǎn kāi

to get out of the way

放闪
fàng shǎn

(coll.) (of a couple) to display affection in public or by posting photos on social media

闪让
shǎn ràng

to jump out of the way

闪躲
shǎn duǒ

to dodge

闪出
shǎn chū

to flash

闪露
shǎn lù

to reveal momentarily

闪闪
shǎn shǎn

flickering; sparkling; glistening; glittering

闪人
shǎn rén

(coll.) to beat it

闪身
shǎn shēn

to dodge

闪离
shǎn lí

to get divorced shortly after marriage

闪烁体
shǎn shuò tǐ

(physics) scintillator

一闪而过
yī shǎn ér guò

to flash past

闪熠
shǎn yì

to flare

闪击战
shǎn jī zhàn

lightning war

亮闪闪
liàng shǎn shǎn

bright

闪族
shǎn zú

the Semites

闪失
shǎn shī

mishap

闪电结婚
shǎn diàn jié hūn

to get married soon after meeting

一闪念
yī shǎn niàn

sudden idea

闪烁
shǎn shuò

flickering

闪石
shǎn shí

amphibole (silicate rock-forming mineral)

闪念
shǎn niàn

sudden idea

忽闪
hū shǎn

to glitter

闪现
shǎn xiàn

to flash

闪语
shǎn yǔ

Semitic language

闪烁其词
shǎn shuò qí cí

to speak evasively (idiom); beating about the bush

闪存盘
shǎn cún pán

USB flash drive

闪灼
shǎn zhuó

to glitter

闪卡
shǎn kǎ

flashcard

闪光胶
shǎn guāng jiāo

glitter glue

闪辉
shǎn huī

scintillation

闪射
shǎn shè

to radiate

角闪石
jiǎo shǎn shí

hornblende (rock-forming mineral, type of amphibole)

快闪族
kuài shǎn zú

flash mobbers

躲躲闪闪
duǒ duǒ shǎn shǎn

to evade

闪电战
shǎn diàn zhàn

blitzkrieg

普通角闪石
pǔ tōng jiǎo shǎn shí

hornblende (rock-forming mineral, type of amphibole)

闪灵
shǎn líng

The Shining (1980 Stanley Kubrick film from Stephen King's 1977 novel)

快闪记忆体
kuài shǎn jì yì tǐ

(computing) flash memory

闪点
shǎn diǎn

flash point (chemistry)

扑闪
pū shǎn

to wink

金光闪烁
jīn guāng shǎn shuò

spangle

闪米特
shǎn mǐ tè

Semitic

闪电
shǎn diàn

lightning

闪耀
shǎn yào

to glint

快闪存储器
kuài shǎn cún chǔ qì

(computing) flash memory

闪动
shǎn dòng

to flicker or flash

快闪
kuài shǎn

to depart as quick as a flash

闪击
shǎn jī

lightning attack

电闪
diàn shǎn

lightning flashes

闪过
shǎn guò

to flash through (one's mind)