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闪烁

shǎn shuò
HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Uncommon

Definitions

  1. 1. flickering
  2. 2. twinkling
  3. 3. evasive
  4. 4. vague (of speech)

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Word relationships

Related words

1 item
含糊
hán hú

obscurity

言辞闪烁

Usage notes

Common mistakes

When describing a person's speech as 'evasive' or 'vague,' do not use 闪烁 alone; it usually collocates with 言辞 (yáncí) or 其词 (qící), as in 言辞闪烁 (yáncí shǎnshuò) or 闪烁其词 (shǎnshuò qící). Using it alone may cause confusion with the literal meaning of flickering light.

Example Sentences

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天上的星星在 闪烁 。
The stars in the sky are twinkling.

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Words Containing 闪烁

金光闪烁
jīn guāng shǎn shuò

spangle

闪烁其词
shǎn shuò qí cí

to speak evasively (idiom); beating about the bush

闪烁体
shǎn shuò tǐ

(physics) scintillator

Child Words of 闪烁

闪
shǎn

to dodge

烁
shuò

bright