密鳞鳞

密鱗鱗
mìlínlín
adjective

Meanings

  1. 1 densely packed and glinting (like fish scales)
  2. 2 closely layered with a shimmering surface

Examples

HSK 3
Húmiàn bèi fēng chuī de mìlínlín yīpiàn.
The wind rippled the lake into a densely glinting expanse of scales.
HSK 7-9
Wūdǐng de wǎpiàn mìlínlín de, zài yángguāng xià shǎn zhe guāng.
The roof tiles were packed close like fish scales, glinting in the sunlight.

Tips

memory
is the scale of a fish. 密鳞鳞 literally "densely scaly", used when you see many small, close, shiny things (tiles, scales, ripples) that look like fish scales. Great for descriptive writing.

Stroke Order

lín