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闪电

shǎn diàn · shan dian

Traditional 閃電

HSK 4Old HSK 5Measure word: 道 dào

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  1. lightning
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Counting the thunder

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，外面(wàimiàn)有(yǒu)闪电(shǎndiàn)！

    Look, there is lightning outside!

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)数(shǔ)一下(yīxià)。一(yī)，二(èr)，三(sān)。听(tīng)到(dào)雷声(léishēng)了(le)。

    Let me count. One, two, three. I heard the thunder.

  3. Dengdeng

    为什么(wèishénme)要(yào)数(shǔ)数(shù)呢(ne)？

    Why count?

  4. Liangliang

    看到(kàndào)闪电(shǎndiàn)后(hòu)数(shǔ)数(shù)，就(jiù)知道(zhīdào)它(tā)离(lí)我们(wǒmen)多远(duōyuǎn)。

    After seeing lightning, count, and you know how far it is from us.

  5. Dengdeng

    原来(yuánlái)是(shì)这样(zhèyàng)！那(nà)这个(zhège)闪电(shǎndiàn)很(hěn)近(jìn)吗(ma)？

    So that is how! Is this lightning very close?

  6. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，闪电(shǎndiàn)又(yòu)来(lái)了(le)，我(wǒ)还(hái)没(méi)数(shǔ)到(dào)一(yī)！我们(wǒmen)快(kuài)回家(huíjiā)吧(ba)。

    Look, lightning again, and I have not even counted to one! Let us go home quickly.

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2 examples
01

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)被(bèi)闪(shǎn)电(diàn)击(jī)中(zhòng)过(guò)三(sān)次(cì)。

Tom has been struck by lightning three times.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by Source_VOA · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

闪(shǎn)电(diàn)常(cháng)常(cháng)伴(bàn)随(suí)着(zhe)雷(léi)鸣(míng)。

Lightning is usually followed by thunder.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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