熠熠

yìyì
adjective #30,307

Meanings

  1. 1 glistening
  2. 2 shining brightly
  3. 3 sparkling

Examples

HSK 7-9
Yèkōng zhōng xīngguāng yìyì.
The starlight glitters in the night sky.
HSK 7-9
Tā de yǎnjing yìyì-shēnghuī.
Her eyes were shining brightly.

Tips

usage
Almost always reduplicated (熠熠) and almost always literary. The set phrase 熠熠生辉 ('shining radiantly') is the most common context - used for stars, jewels, eyes, and metaphorically for outstanding talents or achievements.
memory
Note the (fire) radical in - the character is built around the idea of glowing light, just like and 耀. Reduplication 熠熠 intensifies the shimmer into a continuous glittering effect.

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