Chinese dictionary
- 1
n.shadow; reflection
太阳落山时,树的影子会变长。
As the sun set, the tree's shadow lengthened.
树木在草坪上投下长长的影子。
The trees threw long shadows across the lawn.
孩子们追逐着彼此的影子,玩得很开心。
The children were having fun, chasing each other's shadows.
- 2
n.trace; sign; vague impression
那事经你一提醒,我脑子里才有点儿影子。
Now that you remind me of the matter, I have a vague impression of it.
那件事我连点儿影子也记不得了。
I do not have the vaguest recollection of it.
这事我已经忘得影子都没了。
I've forgotten all about it.
- 3
n.vestige; the trace of a person's presence; figure
他的影子都看不见了。
There was no sign of him.
此后我们连他的影子都没有看到。
We haven't seen hide or hair of him since then.
我等了好久连个影子也没见到。
I waited a long time, but not a soul turned up.
synonym
- 4
n.reflection; the image of an object reflected in a mirror or water surface
我在镜子中看见自己的影子。
I see my own reflection in a mirror.
影子倒映在河中。
Shadow reflects in the river.
塔的影子倒映在水中。
One can see the reflection of the tower in the water.
Word usage
- common measure word"影子" is often matched with measure word "个"or"道".
一个影子
one shadow
一道影子
one shadow