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闪

shǎn · shan/Shǎn · shan

Traditional 閃

HSK 4

Meaning

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shǎn 閃

  1. to dodge
  2. to duck out of the way
  3. to beat it
  4. shaken (by a fall)
  5. to sprain
  6. to pull a muscle
  7. lightning
  8. spark
  9. a flash
  10. to flash (across one's mind)
  11. to leave behind
  12. (Internet slang) (of a display of affection) "dazzlingly" saccharine

Shǎn 閃

  1. surname Shan
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In a conversation

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Dodging the ball

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，小心(xiǎoxīn)，球(qiú)来(lái)了(le)！

    Dengdeng, careful, the ball is coming!

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)闪(shǎn)！

    I dodge!

  3. Liangliang

    好快(hǎokuài)！你(nǐ)闪开(shǎnkāi)了(le)！

    So fast! You dodged it!

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)小时候(xiǎoshíhou)练过(liànguò)，球(qiú)打不到(dǎbùdào)我(wǒ)。

    I trained as a kid. A ball can't hit me.

  5. Liangliang

    可是(kěshì)，球(qiú)打到(dǎdào)我(wǒ)了(le)。

    But the ball hit me.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)及(jí)时(shí)闪(shǎn)开(kāi)，没(méi)被(bèi)球(qiú)打(dǎ)到(dào)。

He dodged in time and wasn't hit by the ball.

02

一(yí)道(dào)闪(shǎn)电(diàn)划(huá)过(guò)夜(yè)空(kōng)。

A flash of lightning streaked across the night sky.

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