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

HSK 7-9

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 piāo guò.

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

HSK 7-9

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