闪闪 (shǎn shǎn) — flickering; glittering; shimmering
Definition
闪闪 (shǎnshǎn) is a reduplicated bound form — it cannot stand alone, only attaches to a noun (e.g. 泪光, 波光, 星光) to mean 'shimmering, twinkling'. Like English 'glint-', it always modifies what follows.
bound form
flickeringglitteringshimmering
Examples
- 闪闪。Yè kōng zhōng xīng xing shǎn shǎn fā guāng.The stars are twinkling in the night sky.
- 闪闪。Tā de yǎn jing lǐ shǎn zhe shǎn shǎn de lèi guāng.Her eyes shimmered with tears.
- 闪闪。Yuǎn chù de hú miàn shàng bō guāng shǎn shǎn.The lake shimmered with rippling light in the distance.
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