How to say “shadow” in Chinese
shadow (silhouette); reflection
“Shadow” in Chinese is 影子, yǐng zi: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
影子 is read yǐng zi: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
A picture of a swaddled baby. As a suffix it is read with the neutral tone: zi.
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 “影子”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 影子. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 月光下树的影子很长yuèguāngxià,shùdeyǐngzihěnchángIn the moonlight, the trees cast long shadows.
More words from the lesson “In the rain and by moonlight”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “shadow” in Chinese?
“Shadow” in Chinese is 影子, pinyin yǐngzi.
What does 影子 mean?
影子 (yǐngzi) means “shadow (silhouette); reflection”.
How do you write 影子?
影子 is 2 characters: 影 (yǐng) — shadow; 子 (zǐ) — child; suffix. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 影子?
影子 is read yǐngzi. Tones: yǐng — third tone, zi — neutral tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“shadow” in the lesson “In the rain and by moonlight”
This word is from the topic “Land, sea, weather” 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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