电闪

電閃
diànshǎn
verb #31,047

Meanings

  1. 1 lightning flashes
  2. 2 to flash like lightning

Examples

Yèkōng zhōng diànshǎn-léimíng.
Lightning flashed and thunder roared across the night sky.
Diànshǎn guòhòu, shì yī zhèn kuángfēng-bàoyǔ.
After the lightning flashed came a burst of wind and rain.

Tips

usage
电闪 is most commonly used in the four-character set phrase 电闪雷鸣 ('lightning flashes and thunder roars') - describing a violent thunderstorm, often metaphorically for sudden loud confrontation or dramatic news. As a standalone verb it's literary.

Stroke Order

diàn
shǎn