粼粼

línlín

adjective #65,295

Meanings

HSK 7-9

湖水粼粼，倒映着蓝天白云。

Húshuǐ línlín, dàoyìng zhe lántiān báiyún.

The lake sparkles, reflecting the blue sky and white clouds.

HSK 7-9

月光洒在河面上，泛起粼粼的波光。

Yuèguāng sǎ zài hémiàn shàng, fànqǐ línlín de bōguāng.

Moonlight falls on the river and sets it shimmering.

usage

Describes clear water glinting in the light. It almost always goes with 波光 (the glint of waves), as in 波光粼粼, or follows a word for water: 湖水粼粼, 碧波粼粼.

粼 lín