电闪 (diàn shǎn) — lightning flashes
Definition
Literary verb meaning 'lightning flashes' — used in set phrases like 电闪雷鸣, not in everyday speech. A more common spoken synonym is 闪电.
verb
lightning flashes
Examples
- 电闪,。Wài miàn diàn shǎn léi míng, bào fēng yǔ lái le.Outside, lightning flashes and thunder roars—the storm is coming.
- 电闪,。Yí dào diàn shǎn huá guò yè kōng, shùn jiān zhào liàng le dà dì.A flash of lightning streaked across the night sky, instantly illuminating the earth.
- ,电闪。Tā zhàn zài chuāng qián, kàn zhe yuǎn chù diàn shǎn bú duàn.He stood by the window, watching the continuous lightning flashes in the distance.
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