影子
yǐng​zi HSK4

shadow

影子 yǐng​zi
shadow noun
a dark shape produced by an object blocking light, or a reflection in a surface

他在水里看到了自己的影子。

tā zài shuǐ lǐ kàn​dào le zì​jǐ de yǐng​zi.

He saw his own reflection in the water.

trace noun
a hint, sign, or lingering influence of someone or something

在这部电影里，我看到了他早期作品的影子。

zài zhè bù diàn​yǐng lǐ, wǒ kàn​dào le tā zǎo​qī zuò​pǐn de yǐng​zi.

In this movie, I see traces of his early works.

Frequency
Movie subtitles
10.2 per million appears in 4% of films
Written text
15.0 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 5
HSK 3.0
Level 4

Cross-References

Classifier

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)