影子

yǐngzi

noun HSK 4 #5,239

Meanings

1 shadow
2 reflection
3 trace

Characters

shadow; image; reflection

Examples

树的影子很长。

Shù de yǐngzi hěn cháng.

The tree's shadow is very long.

我看到了自己的影子。

Wǒ kàndàole zìjǐ de yǐngzi.

I saw my own shadow.

他消失了，连影子都找不到。

Tā xiāoshī le, lián yǐngzi dōu zhǎo bú dào.

He disappeared — not even a trace can be found.

Tips

usage

影子 can be literal (shadow/reflection) or figurative (trace/sign). 连影子都没有 = there is not even a trace/sign of it.

Stroke Order

影 yǐng

子 zǐ