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What does 影子 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

影子 yǐngzi

shadow; reflection

It can also mean

  • trace; sign
  • shadow (cabinet), behind-the-scenes

Its characters

  1. 影 yǐng shadow
  2. 子 zi (suffix) noun suffix (as in 桌子)

In a sentence

太阳快下山时,影子变得很长。 When the sun is about to set, shadows become very long.

悟空用火眼金睛向四周看了又看,哪里都没有白马的影子,这才明白,马已经被那条龙吃掉了。

From 白龙马 · The White Dragon Horse

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