形影 (xíng yǐng) — silhouette; form and shadow (literary)

Definition

Literary compound: a person's 'form and shadow' together, used as one unit meaning 'silhouette' or, in the set phrase 形影不离, 'inseparable.' Avoid in everyday speech; prefer 影子 or 外形 for plain contexts.

noun

silhouetteform and shadow (literary)

Examples

，形影。
Zài yuè guāng xià, tā zhǐ néng kàn dào yí gè mó hu de xíng yǐng.
Under the moonlight, he could only see a blurry silhouette.
形影。
Tā de xíng yǐng zài qiáng shàng tóu xià le cháng cháng de yǐng zi.
Her silhouette cast a long shadow on the wall.
，。
Tā men liǎ xíng yǐng bù lí, gǎn qíng fēi cháng hǎo.
The two of them are inseparable (lit. form and shadow never apart), and their relationship is very good.

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