闪
电

Lightning in Chinese: 闪电 (shǎn diàn)

shǎn diàn

lightning

HSK 3.0 Level 4Traditional: 閃電2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1lightning

Stroke order

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闪
电

Zhuyin

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ㄕㄢˇ

shǎn

ㄕ/ shㄢ/ anˇ/ third tone

ㄉㄧㄢˋ

diàn

ㄉ/ dㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

闪电

Simplified

閃電

Traditional

Example sentences

See 闪电 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 闪电照亮了天空。

    shǎn diàn zhào liàng le tiān kōng。

    The lightning lit up the sky.

  • 一道闪电划破天空。

    yí dào shǎn diàn huà pò tiān kōng。

    A sharp crack of thunder split the sky.

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Related words

电

diàn

lightning

闪

shǎn

to dodge

电脑

diàn nǎo

computer

电视

diàn shì

television

电影

diàn yǐng

movie

电梯

diàn tī

elevator

电子

diàn zǐ

electronic

电池

diàn chí

battery

电台

diàn tái

transmitter-receiver

电话

diàn huà

telephone

充电

chōng diàn

to recharge (a battery)

电灯

diàn dēng

electric light

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