鬼影

guǐyǐng

noun #26,568

Measure Word

一个鬼影 gè

Meanings

1 ghost
2 phantom
3 ghostly shadow
4 apparition

Characters

ghost; demon; spirit

shadow; image; reflection

Examples

她说她看到了一个鬼影在走廊里飘过。

Tā shuō tā kàndào le yī gè guǐyǐng zài zǒuláng lǐ piāoguò.

She said she saw a ghostly shadow drifting down the corridor.

深夜里，那座废弃的大楼里仿佛有鬼影出没。

Shēnyè lǐ, nà zuò fèiqì de dàlóu lǐ fǎngfú yǒu guǐyǐng chūmò.

Late at night, ghostly figures seemed to haunt the abandoned building.

Tips

memory

鬼 (ghost/demon) + 影 (shadow/image) = the shadow of a ghost — something glimpsed but not fully seen.

Stroke Order

鬼 guǐ

影 yǐng