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闪动 (shǎn dòng) — (of light or image) to flicker, to flash, to twinkle; (of a person or object) to move quickly, to appear and disappear

Definition

Means a quick, on-and-off appearance — light, images, or brief movement. Pairs with 闪烁 for steady light twinkle, but 闪动 emphasizes a single or short-lived flash or passing shape.

verb
(of light or image) to flickerto flashto twinkle(of a person or object) to move quicklyto appear and disappear

Examples

  • 闪动。
    Tā yǎn jing lǐ de shǎn dòng ràng wǒ jué de hěn bù ān.
    The flicker in his eyes made me feel uneasy.
  • 闪动，。
    Diàn nǎo píng mù bù tíng dì shǎn dòng, kě néng shì huài le.
    The computer screen keeps flickering; it might be broken.
  • 闪动。
    Yuǎn chù yǒu yí gè rén yǐng shǎn dòng le yí xià.
    A figure flickered (appeared and disappeared) in the distance.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

闪shǎnflash
动dòngmove

闪 and 动 combine to mean flashing movement.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 閃; 闪 is its simplified writing.

In the traditional 閃, 人 (person) appears inside 門 (gate), showing a person running through a gate. The simplified 闪 is a later shorthand.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 動; 动 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
力力lìstrength
Sound part声符shēngfú
重
重zhòng動dòng
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 動 uses 力 (strength) and 重 as a sound part; 重 refers to a heavy bag ready to be moved by a human. This note is about 動, not 动.

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