闪电 (shǎn diàn) — lightning

Definition

Examples

• 昨天晚上看见了几道闪电。
  Zuó tiān wǎn shàng kàn jiàn le jǐ dào shǎn diàn.
  I saw several flashes of lightning last night.
• 因为闪电的速度比声音快，所以我们先看到它，再听到雷声。
  Yīn wèi shǎn diàn de sù dù bǐ shēng yīn kuài, suǒ yǐ wǒ men xiān kàn dào tā, zài tīng dào léi shēng.
  Because lightning is faster than sound, we see it first and then hear the thunder.
• 夏天的暴风雨常常伴随着闪电和雷声。
  Xià tiān de bào fēng yǔ cháng cháng bàn suí zhe shǎn diàn hé léi shēng.
  Summer storms are often accompanied by lightning and thunder.