倒影 (dào yǐng) — inverted reflection (as in water); inverted image

Definition

Examples

• 湖面上有山的倒影。
  Hú miàn shàng yǒu shān de dào yǐng.
  There is an inverted reflection of the mountain on the lake surface.
• 雨后，水面上映出了天空的倒影。
  Yǔ hòu, shuǐ miàn shàng yìng chū le tiān kōng de dào yǐng.
  After the rain, the water surface reflected the inverted image of the sky.
• 他站在桥上，看着水中的倒影发呆。
  Tā zhàn zài qiáo shàng, kàn zhe shuǐ zhōng de dào yǐng fā dāi.
  He stood on the bridge, staring blankly at the inverted reflection in the water.

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