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Simplified Pīnyīn		English Definition	Traditional HSK
亮 liàng	亮 \| 亮* \| *亮	bright; light / to shine; to flash / loud and clear / to show (one's passport etc); to make public (one's views etc)	HSK 2


闪 shǎn	闪 \| 闪* \| *闪	to dodge / to duck out of the way / to beat it / shaken (by a fall) / to sprain / to pull a muscle / lightning / spark / a flash / to flash (across one's mind) / to leave behind / (Internet slang) (of a display of affection) "dazzlingly" saccharine	閃 HSK 4


瞬间 shùnjiān	瞬间 \| 瞬间* \| *瞬间	in an instant; in a flash	瞬間 HSK 7-9


焕发 huànfā	焕发 \| 焕发* \| *焕发	to shine / to glow / to irradiate / to flash	煥發 HSK 7-9


转眼 zhuǎnyǎn	转眼 \| 转眼* \| *转眼	in a flash / in the blink of an eye / to glance	轉眼 HSK 7-9


晃 huǎng	晃 \| 晃* \| *晃	to dazzle / to flash past	HSK 7-9


一晃 yīhuǎng	一晃 \| 一晃* \| *一晃	(of passing time) in an instant / (of a sight) in a flash	HSK 7-9


一刹那 yīchànà	一刹那 \| 一刹那* \| *一刹那	a moment / an instant / in a flash	一剎那 HSK 7-9


闪光灯 shǎnguāngdēng	闪光灯 \| 闪光灯* \| *闪光灯	flash bulb (photography)	閃光燈


U盘 U pán	U盘 \| U盘* \| *U盘	USB flash drive; thumb drive	U盤


闪存 shǎncún	闪存 \| 闪存* \| *闪存	(computing) flash memory	閃存


须臾 xūyú	须臾 \| 须臾* \| *须臾	in a flash / in a jiffy	須臾


闪光 shǎnguāng	闪光 \| 闪光* \| *闪光	flash	閃光


熠 yì	熠 \| 熠* \| *熠	to glow / to flash


闪动 shǎndòng	闪动 \| 闪动* \| *闪动	to flicker or flash	閃動


掣 chè	掣 \| 掣* \| *掣	to pull / to draw / to pull back / to withdraw / to flash past


优盘 yōupán	优盘 \| 优盘* \| *优盘	USB flash drive	優盤


弹指 tánzhǐ	弹指 \| 弹指* \| *弹指	to snap one's fingers / (fig.) in a flash; in an instant	彈指


豁然 huòrán	豁然 \| 豁然* \| *豁然	wide and open / a flash of understanding


一霎 yīshà	一霎 \| 一霎* \| *一霎	in a flash


瞬息 shùnxī	瞬息 \| 瞬息* \| *瞬息	in a flash / twinkling / ephemeral


闪现 shǎnxiàn	闪现 \| 闪现* \| *闪现	to flash	閃現


瞥 piē	瞥 \| 瞥* \| *瞥	to shoot a glance / glance / to appear in a flash


电子盘 diànzǐpán	电子盘 \| 电子盘* \| *电子盘	USB flash drive; thumb drive	電子盤


昙花一现 tánhuāyīxiàn	昙花一现 \| 昙花一现* \| *昙花一现	lit. the night-blooming cactus shows once / flash in the pan (idiom) / short-lived	曇花一現


闪过 shǎnguò	闪过 \| 闪过* \| *闪过	to flash through (one's mind) / to dodge (away from pursuers)	閃過


转眼之间 zhuǎnyǎnzhījiān	转眼之间 \| 转眼之间* \| *转眼之间	(idiom) in the wink of an eye; in a flash	轉眼之間


茅塞顿开 máosèdùnkāi	茅塞顿开 \| 茅塞顿开* \| *茅塞顿开	murky darkness suddenly opens (idiom); a sudden flash of insight and all is clear	茅塞頓開


回光返照 huíguāngfǎnzhào	回光返照 \| 回光返照* \| *回光返照	final radiance of setting sun / fig. dying flash (of lucidity or activity, prior to demise)


转瞬 zhuǎnshùn	转瞬 \| 转瞬* \| *转瞬	in the twinkling of an eye / in a flash / to turn one's eyes	轉瞬


忽闪 hūshǎn	忽闪 \| 忽闪* \| *忽闪	to glitter / to gleam / to sparkle / to flash	忽閃


明灭 míngmiè	明灭 \| 明灭* \| *明灭	to flicker / to flash on and off / to brighten and fade	明滅


忽忽 hūhū	忽忽 \| 忽忽* \| *忽忽	fleeting (of quick passage time) / in a flash / distracted manner / vacantly / frustratedly


大拇哥 dàmǔgē	大拇哥 \| 大拇哥* \| *大拇哥	thumb / big toe / USB flash drive


暴洪 bàohóng	暴洪 \| 暴洪* \| *暴洪	a sudden, violent flood / flash flood


刹时 chàshí	刹时 \| 刹时* \| *刹时	in a flash / in the twinkling of an eye	剎時


闪念 shǎnniàn	闪念 \| 闪念* \| *闪念	sudden idea / flash of thought	閃念


俯仰之间 fǔyǎngzhījiān	俯仰之间 \| 俯仰之间* \| *俯仰之间	in a flash	俯仰之間


一弹指顷 yītánzhǐqǐng	一弹指顷 \| 一弹指顷* \| *一弹指顷	a snap of the fingers (idiom); in a flash / in the twinkling of an eye	一彈指頃


闪回 shǎnhuí	闪回 \| 闪回* \| *闪回	flashback; to flash back	閃回


闪出 shǎnchū	闪出 \| 闪出* \| *闪出	to flash / to sparkle / to appear suddenly	閃出


电闪 diànshǎn	电闪 \| 电闪* \| *电闪	lightning flashes	電閃


兴会 xìnghuì	兴会 \| 兴会* \| *兴会	sudden inspiration; flash of insight; brainwave	興會


闪点 shǎndiǎn	闪点 \| 闪点* \| *闪点	flash point (chemistry)	閃點


USB手指 U S B shǒuzhǐ	USB手指 \| USB手指* \| *USB手指	USB flash drive


闪痛 shǎntòng	闪痛 \| 闪痛* \| *闪痛	stabbing pain / intermittent flash of pain	閃痛


掣电 chèdiàn	掣电 \| 掣电* \| *掣电	to flash / a flash (literary)	掣電


秒杀 miǎoshā	秒杀 \| 秒杀* \| *秒杀	(Internet) flash sale / (sports or online gaming) rapid dispatch of an opponent	秒殺


闪映 shǎnyìng	闪映 \| 闪映* \| *闪映	to flash before one's eyes / to flicker	閃映


回光反照 huíguāngfǎnzhào	回光反照 \| 回光反照* \| *回光反照	final radiance of setting sun / fig. dying flash (of lucidity or activity, prior to demise)


快闪 kuàishǎn	快闪 \| 快闪* \| *快闪	to depart as quick as a flash / flash mob	快閃


闪熠 shǎnyì	闪熠 \| 闪熠* \| *闪熠	to flare / to flash	閃熠


拈指 niānzhǐ	拈指 \| 拈指* \| *拈指	a snap of the fingers / a short moment / in a flash / in the twinkling of an eye


亮出 liàngchū	亮出 \| 亮出* \| *亮出	to suddenly reveal / to flash (one's ID, a banknote etc)


微型小说 wēixíngxiǎoshuō	微型小说 \| 微型小说* \| *微型小说	flash fiction	微型小說


闪存盘 shǎncúnpán	闪存盘 \| 闪存盘* \| *闪存盘	USB flash drive; thumb drive	閃存盤


小小说 xiǎoxiǎoshuō	小小说 \| 小小说* \| *小小说	flash fiction	小小說


瞬息之间 shùnxīzhījiān	瞬息之间 \| 瞬息之间* \| *瞬息之间	(idiom) in the wink of an eye; in a flash	瞬息之間


刷入 shuārù	刷入 \| 刷入* \| *刷入	to flash / to overwrite the firmware (computing)


露阴癖 lùyīnpǐ	露阴癖 \| 露阴癖* \| *露阴癖	indecent exposure / flashing	露陰癖


亮黄灯 liànghuángdēng	亮黄灯 \| 亮黄灯* \| *亮黄灯	(lit.) to flash the yellow light / (fig.) to give a warning sign	亮黃燈


闪光点 shǎnguāngdiǎn	闪光点 \| 闪光点* \| *闪光点	lit. flash point / crucial point / essential point	閃光點


一霎间 yīshàjiān	一霎间 \| 一霎间* \| *一霎间	in a flash	一霎間


灯号 dēnghào	灯号 \| 灯号* \| *灯号	flashing light / indicator light	燈號


一闪念 yīshǎnniàn	一闪念 \| 一闪念* \| *一闪念	sudden idea / flash of insight	一閃念


一闪而过 yīshǎn'érguò	一闪而过 \| 一闪而过* \| *一闪而过	to flash past / to flit by	一閃而過


三分钟热度 sānfēnzhōngrèdù	三分钟热度 \| 三分钟热度* \| *三分钟热度	brief period of enthusiasm / flash in the pan	三分鐘熱度


倒叙 dàoxù	倒叙 \| 倒叙* \| *倒叙	to start a narrative at the end (or midway), then proceed chronologically from the beginning / to flash back / flashback (in a novel, movie etc)	倒敘


刀光剑影 dāoguāngjiànyǐng	刀光剑影 \| 刀光剑影* \| *刀光剑影	lit. flash of knives and swords (idiom) / fig. intense conflict	刀光劍影


弹指一挥间 tánzhǐyīhuījiān	弹指一挥间 \| 弹指一挥间* \| *弹指一挥间	in a flash (idiom)	彈指一揮間


弹指之间 tánzhǐzhījiān	弹指之间 \| 弹指之间* \| *弹指之间	(idiom) in a flash; instantly	彈指之間


快闪存储器 kuàishǎncúnchǔqì	快闪存储器 \| 快闪存储器* \| *快闪存储器	(computing) flash memory	快閃存儲器


快闪族 kuàishǎnzú	快闪族 \| 快闪族* \| *快闪族	flash mobbers	快閃族


快闪记忆体 kuàishǎnjìyìtǐ	快闪记忆体 \| 快闪记忆体* \| *快闪记忆体	(computing) flash memory	快閃記憶體


快闪记忆体盘 kuàishǎnjìyìtǐpán	快闪…体盘 \| 快闪…体盘* \| *快闪…体盘	(computing) flash drive / thumb drive	快閃記憶體盤


快闪党 kuàishǎndǎng	快闪党 \| 快闪党* \| *快闪党	flash mobbers	快閃黨


恍然醒悟 huǎngránxǐngwù	恍然醒悟 \| 恍然醒悟* \| *恍然醒悟	a sudden realization / to realize sth in a flash


极短篇小说 jíduǎnpiānxiǎoshuō	极短篇小说 \| 极短篇小说* \| *极短篇小说	flash fiction	極短篇小說


猥亵性暴露 wěixièxìngbàolù	猥亵性暴露 \| 猥亵性暴露* \| *猥亵性暴露	indecent exposure / flashing	猥褻性暴露


𥆧息 shùnxī	𥆧息 \| 𥆧息* \| *𥆧息	in a flash / twinkling / ephemeral	瞤息


随身碟 suíshēndié	随身碟 \| 随身碟* \| *随身碟	(Tw) USB flash drive; thumb drive	隨身碟


电光朝露 diànguāngzhāolù	电光朝露 \| 电光朝露* \| *电光朝露	flash of lightning, morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral / impermanent	電光朝露


顿悟 dùnwù	顿悟 \| 顿悟* \| *顿悟	a flash of realization / the truth in a flash / a moment of enlightenment (usually Buddhist)	頓悟

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