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闪电

shǎn diàn

HSK 5 2-character word Traditional 閃電 Measure word 道

What 闪电 means

1. lightning

The characters in 闪电

• 闪shǎnto dodge; to duck out of the way; to beat it
• 电diànlightning; electricity; electric (bound form)

Example sentences

• 我被闪电吓到了。
  Wǒ bèi shǎndiàn xià dào le.
  I was scared by the lightning.
• 闪电照亮了天空。
  The lightning lit up the sky.
• 闪电击中了车子。
  Lightning struck the vehicle.
• 一道闪电划破天空。
  Yīdào shǎndiàn huápò tiānkōng.
  A sharp crack of thunder split the sky.
• 闪电常常伴随着雷鸣。
  Shǎndiàn chángcháng bànsuí zhe léimíng.
  Lightning is usually followed by thunder.
• 汤姆被闪电击中过三次。
  Tāngmǔ bèi shǎndiàn jīzhòng guo sāncì.
  Tom has been struck by lightning three times.

Words starting with 闪电

• 闪电战shǎn diàn zhànblitzkrieg; blitz
• 闪电结婚shǎn diàn jié hūnto get married soon after meeting