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闪烁

閃爍
shǎnshuò
verb HSK 7-9 #10,562

Meanings

  1. 1 to twinkle
  2. 2 to flicker
  3. 3 to glimmer

Characters

闪
shǎn
flash; sparkle
烁
shuò
shine; glitter
Flashing and shining - to twinkle or flicker.

Examples

HSK 3
夜空中星星闪烁。
Yèkōng zhōng xīngxīng shǎnshuò.
Stars twinkle in the night sky.
HSK 4
他的眼睛里闪烁着泪光。
Tā de yǎnjīng lǐ shǎnshuò zhe lèi guāng.
His eyes glistened with tears.
HSK 5
远处的灯光在闪烁。
Yuǎnchù de dēngguāng zài shǎnshuò.
The lights in the distance are flickering.

Tips

usage
闪烁 can also mean "evasive" when describing speech: 闪烁其词 (shǎnshuò qí cí) means to speak evasively, as if one's words are flickering and hard to pin down.

Stroke Order

闪 shǎn
烁 shuò