How to say “flash” in Chinese
flash, sparkle; dodge
“Flash” in Chinese is 闪, shǎn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
闪 is read shǎn. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Outside, 门 “door”; inside, 人 “person”: someone flashed past in the doorway.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “闪”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 闪. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 车来了快闪开chēláile,kuàishǎnkāiA car's coming, out of the way, quick!
- 先看见闪电后听见雷声xiānkànjiànshǎndiàn,hòutīngjiànléishēngFirst you see the lightning, then you hear the thunder.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Run and escape”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “flash” in Chinese?
“Flash” in Chinese is 闪, pinyin shǎn.
What does 闪 mean?
闪 (shǎn) means “flash, sparkle; dodge”.
How do you write 闪?
闪 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 闪?
闪 is read shǎn. Tones: shǎn — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“flash” in the lesson “Run and escape”
This word is from the topic “Body movement” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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