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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

影子 [yǐngzi]
  1. 1. shadow
  2. 2. reflection
  3. 3. trace; sign; vague impression
    找了他半天,连个影子也没见。
    I looked for him a long time but never even caught a glimpse of him.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

影子 [yǐngzi]
  1. 1. 物体挡住光线后投射出的暗像。
  2. 2. 物体在镜子、水面等反射物中显现出来的形象。
    凝视着水中的月亮影子
    文学作品中有作者心灵的影子
  3. 3. 模糊的形象、迹象或印象。

Examples

宝塔的影子倒立在水里。
The pagoda is reflected upside down in the water.
在月光下,他投映在地面上的影子显得格外高大。
In the moonlight, his shadow on the floor appeared especially big.
两个影子重在一起了
影子映在墙上。
一转眼他就大学毕业了︱他一转眼工夫就跑得没影子了。
天黑了还不见你的影子,我只当你不来了。
文学作品中有作者心灵的影子
the phantoms of thing past
往事的影子

Word Decomposition


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