lightning (n.)
HSK 5
Traditional
閃電
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夜空中闪电划过，照亮了整个天空。 yèkōng zhōng shǎndiàn huàguò, zhàoliàng le zhěnggè tiānkōng. - Lightning flashed across the night sky, illuminating the entire sky.
雷雨过后，闪电越来越少。 léiyǔ guòhòu, shǎndiàn yuè lái yuè shǎo. - After the thunderstorm, there were fewer and fewer lightning strikes.
他拍到了一张令人震惊的闪电照片。 tā pāi dào le yī zhāng lìngrén zhènjīng de shǎndiàn zhàopiàn. - He captured a shocking photo of lightning.
闪电是由云层中的静电放电引起的。 shǎndiàn shì yóu yún céng zhōng de jìngdiàn fàngdiàn yǐnqǐ de. - Lightning is caused by the discharge of static electricity in clouds.
在那个地区，闪电季节非常频繁。 zài nàge dìqū, shǎndiàn jìjié fēicháng pínfán. - In that region, lightning season is very frequent.
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电 diàn - electricity |
闪 shǎn - flash; dodge; (of the body) sway dramatically; (dialect) leave behind |