闪电 (shǎn diàn): Lightning (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

shǎn闪

to flash, to dodge, to evade

diàn电

electricity; electric

4.

How to Use 闪电 in Sentences

Idiomwith般

shǎn闪

diàn电

bān般

neutralWritten

like lightning

Adjective + Nounwith速度

shǎn闪

diàn电

sù速

dù度

Measure Word + Nounwith道

yī一

dào道

shǎn闪

diàn电

Verb + Objectwith打

dǎ打

shǎn闪

diàn电

informalSpoken

5.

Example Sentences with 闪电

tiān天

shàng上

yǒu有

shǎn闪

diàn电

。

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shǎn guāng

flash; sparkle

闪动shǎn dòngto flicker, to flash

闪失shǎn shīaccident; mishap; slip-up

闪开shǎn kāidodge; get out of the way

闪现shǎn xiànflash; appear briefly

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How to Use 闪电 in Sentences

Idiomwith般

shǎn闪

diàn电

bān般

neutralWritten

like lightning

Adjective + Nounwith速度

shǎn闪

diàn电

sù速

dù度

Measure Word + Nounwith道

yī一

dào道

shǎn闪

diàn电

Verb + Objectwith打

dǎ打

shǎn闪

diàn电

informalSpoken

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Example Sentences with 闪电

tiān天

shàng上

yǒu有

shǎn闪

diàn电

。

neutral

lightning speed

neutral

a bolt of lightning

lightning strikes

There is lightning in the sky.

yí一

dào道

shǎn闪

diàn电

huá划

pò破

le了

qī漆

hēi黑

de的

yè夜

kōng空

。

A bolt of lightning tore through the pitch-black night sky.

yí一

dào道

shǎn闪

diàn电

huà划

pò破

yè夜

kōng空

，

shùn瞬

jiān间

zhào照

liàng亮

le了

zhěng整

gè个

shān山

gǔ谷

。

A bolt of lightning tore through the night sky, instantly illuminating the entire valley.

nǐ你

kàn看

dào到

gāng刚

cái才

nà那

dào道

zǐ紫

sè色

de的

shǎn闪

diàn电

le了

ma吗

？

Did you see that purple lightning just now?

shǎn闪

diàn电

guò过

hòu后

，

wǒ我

tīng听

dào到

le了

léi雷

shēng声

。

After the lightning, I heard thunder.

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