闪烁
shǎnshuò
to flicker; to dodge
Characters in this word
烁 shuò
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 火 — fire, flame
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 夜航时，灯塔在远处不断闪烁，为船只指示安全航道。 Yèháng shí, dēngtǎ zài yuǎnchù búduàn shǎnshuò, wèi chuánzhī zhǐshì ānquán hángdào. During night navigation, the lighthouse kept flickering in the distance, guiding ships along a safe channel.
- 星星在夜空中闪烁，美丽极了。 Xīngxing zài yèkōng zhōng shǎnshuò, měilì jíle. The stars flicker in the night sky — absolutely beautiful.
- 他闪烁其词，不肯正面回答我的问题。 Tā shǎnshuò qí cí, bùkěn zhèngmiàn huídá wǒ de wèntí. He speaks evasively, refusing to answer my question directly.
Related words
- 闪 shǎn to flash; to dodge
- 闪电 shǎndiàn lightning
- 飘扬 piāoyáng to flutter; to fly in the wind
- 漆黑 qīhēi pitch-black; dark as lacquer
- 飘浮 piāofú to float in the air; to hover
- 取暖 qǔnuǎn to keep warm; to warm oneself
- 上空 shàngkōng airspace; sky above
- 露 lù dew
- 盛夏 shèngxià midsummer; height of summer
- 黎明 límíng dawn; daybreak
- 冷却 lěngquè to cool; to cool down
- 露天 lùtiān open-air; outdoor