剪影 (jiǎn yǐng) — paper-cut silhouette; outline; sketch (figurative)
Definition
A paper-cut silhouette or a quick outline/sketch. Used literally for scissor-cut shadow portraits and figuratively for a brief sketch of a person, era, or scene.
noun
paper-cut silhouetteoutlinesketch (figurative)
Examples
- 剪影，。Zhè fú jiǎn yǐng shì yí wèi lǎo yì rén jiǎn de, fēi cháng jīng zhì.This paper-cut silhouette was made by an old artisan; it's very delicate.
- 剪影。Zhè bù xiǎo shuō shì nà ge shí dài de shè huì jiǎn yǐng.This novel is a social sketch of that era.
- 剪影。Tā zhǐ yòng jǐ bǐ jiù huà chū le rén wù de jiǎn yǐng.He sketched the outline of the character with just a few strokes.
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