shǎn

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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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Words Containing 闪

闪烁
shǎn shuò

flickering

闪电
shǎn diàn

lightning

一闪而过
yī shǎn ér guò

to flash past

一闪念
yī shǎn niàn

sudden idea

亮闪闪
liàng shǎn shǎn

bright

寒光闪闪
hán guāng shǎn shǎn

to glitter like frost and snow (idiom)

快闪
kuài shǎn

to depart as quick as a flash

快闪存储器
kuài shǎn cún chǔ qì

(computing) flash memory

快闪族
kuài shǎn zú

flash mobbers

快闪记忆体
kuài shǎn jì yì tǐ

(computing) flash memory

快闪记忆体盘
kuài shǎn jì yì tǐ pán

(computing) flash drive

快闪党
kuài shǎn dǎng

flash mobbers

忽闪
hū shǎn

to glitter

扑闪
pū shǎn

to wink

放闪
fàng shǎn

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

普通角闪石
pǔ tōng jiǎo shǎn shí

hornblende (rock-forming mineral, type of amphibole)

东躲西闪
dōng duǒ xī shǎn

to dodge about

角闪石
jiǎo shǎn shí

hornblende (rock-forming mineral, type of amphibole)

躲躲闪闪
duǒ duǒ shǎn shǎn

to evade

躲闪
duǒ shǎn

to evade

金光闪烁
jīn guāng shǎn shuò

spangle

闪亮
shǎn liàng

brilliant

闪人
shǎn rén

(coll.) to beat it

闪光
shǎn guāng

flash

闪光灯
shǎn guāng dēng

flash bulb (photography)

闪光胶
shǎn guāng jiāo

glitter glue

闪光点
shǎn guāng diǎn

lit. flash point

闪出
shǎn chū

to flash

闪动
shǎn dòng

to flicker or flash

闪卡
shǎn kǎ

flashcard

闪含语系
shǎn hán yǔ xì

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

闪失
shǎn shī

mishap

闪存
shǎn cún

(computing) flash memory

闪存盘
shǎn cún pán

USB flash drive

闪射
shǎn shè

to radiate

闪念
shǎn niàn

sudden idea

闪击
shǎn jī

lightning attack

闪击战
shǎn jī zhàn

lightning war

闪族
shǎn zú

the Semites

闪映
shǎn yìng

to flash before one's eyes

闪灼
shǎn zhuó

to glitter

闪熠
shǎn yì

to flare

闪烁其词
shǎn shuò qí cí

to speak evasively (idiom); beating about the bush

闪烁体
shǎn shuò tǐ

(physics) scintillator

闪现
shǎn xiàn

to flash

闪痛
shǎn tòng

stabbing pain

闪眼
shǎn yǎn

to dazzle

闪石
shǎn shí

amphibole (silicate rock-forming mineral)

闪米特
shǎn mǐ tè

Semitic

闪耀
shǎn yào

to glint

闪语
shǎn yǔ

Semitic language

闪让
shǎn ràng

to jump out of the way

闪身
shǎn shēn

to dodge

闪躲
shǎn duǒ

to dodge

闪辉
shǎn huī

scintillation

闪转腾挪
shǎn zhuǎn téng nuó

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

闪退
shǎn tuì

(of a mobile app) to crash on startup

闪过
shǎn guò

to flash through (one's mind)

闪避
shǎn bì

to dodge

闪闪
shǎn shǎn

flickering; sparkling; glistening; glittering

闪开
shǎn kāi

to get out of the way

闪离
shǎn lí

to get divorced shortly after marriage

闪电战
shǎn diàn zhàn

blitzkrieg

闪电结婚
shǎn diàn jié hūn

to get married soon after meeting

闪露
shǎn lù

to reveal momentarily

闪灵
shǎn líng

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

闪点
shǎn diǎn

flash point (chemistry)

电闪
diàn shǎn

lightning flashes