yǐng zi
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  • 1

    n.shadow; reflection

    • tài yáng luò shān shí shù de yǐng zi huì biàn cháng

      太阳影子变长

      As the sun set, the tree's shadow lengthened.

    • shù mù zài cǎo píng shang tóu xià cháng cháng de yǐng zi

      树木草坪影子

      The trees threw long shadows across the lawn.

    • hái zi men zhuī zhú zhe bǐ cǐ de yǐng zi wán de hěn kāi xīn

      孩子追逐彼此影子开心

      The children were having fun, chasing each other's shadows.

  • 2

    n.trace; sign; vague impression

    • nà shì jīng nǐ yī tí xǐng wǒ nǎo zi li cái yǒu diǎn r yǐng zi

      提醒脑子有点儿影子

      Now that you remind me of the matter, I have a vague impression of it.

    • nà jiàn shì wǒ lián diǎn r yǐng zi yě jì bù dé le

      点儿影子

      I do not have the vaguest recollection of it.

    • zhè shì wǒ yǐ jīng wàng de yǐng zi dōu méi le

      已经影子

      I've forgotten all about it.

  • 3

    n.vestige; the trace of a person's presence; figure

    • tā de yǐng zi dōu kàn bù jiàn le

      影子

      There was no sign of him.

    • cǐ hòu wǒ men lián tā de yǐng zi dōu méi yǒu kàn dào

      此后我们影子没有看到

      We haven't seen hide or hair of him since then.

    • wǒ děng le hǎo jiǔ lián gè yǐng zi yě méi jiàn dào

      好久影子

      I waited a long time, but not a soul turned up.

  • 4

    n.reflection; the image of an object reflected in a mirror or water surface

    • wǒ zài jìng zi zhōng kàn jiàn zì jǐ de yǐng zi

      镜子中看自己影子

      I see my own reflection in a mirror.

    • yǐng zi dào yìng zài hé zhōng

      影子倒映河中

      Shadow reflects in the river.

    • tǎ de yǐng zi dào yìng zài shuǐ zhōng

      影子倒映水中

      One can see the reflection of the tower in the water.

Word usage

  • "影子" is often matched with measure word "个"or"道".
    • 影子

      one shadow

    • 影子

      one shadow

Chinese words with pinyin ying zi