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shǎn
n./v. lightning; to sprain or strain; to appear suddenly
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Other meanings
[shǎn]   v. flash; dodge; (of the body) sway dramatically; (dialect) leave behind
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Simplified stroke orders are based on the 'Standard of National Commonly-used Mandarin Chinese Characters (现代汉语通用字笔顺规范)', issued by the China National Language and Character Working Committee (国家语言文字工作委员会) on April 7th 1997. Traditional stroke orders are based on information issued by the Taiwan Ministry of Education.
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shǎn diàn
n. lightning
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wǒ lái bù jí duó shǎn, bèi zǐ dàn jī zhòng le .
phr. I had no time to dodge and was hit by the bullet.
líng guāng yì shǎn
phr. have a sudden inspiration, have a sudden good idea
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yí gè xīn zhǔ yì shǎn xiàn zài tā de náo hái lǐ
phr. A fresh idea flashed upon his mind.
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yòu shì shǎn diàn, yòu shì dǎ léi
phr. there's lightning, and as well as thunder
bǎ yāo shǎn le
phr. to have sprained one's own back