倒影 meaning in English

dàoyǐng

inverted image; reversed image (e.g. upside down)

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Meaning of 倒影

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

dàoyǐng
  1. inverted image
  2. reversed image (e.g. upside down)

倒影 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

我wǒ的de猫māo儿ér一yī脸liǎn迷mí惘wǎng地dì盯dīng著zhù自zì己jǐ在zài水shuǐ中zhōng的de倒dào影yǐng。
My cat peers bemusedly at her reflection in the water.
水shuǐ洼wā里lǐ可kě以yǐ看kàn见jiàn倒dào影yǐng。
Reflections could be seen in the puddles.

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倒 dǎo · to fall · 10 strokes

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影 yǐng · shadow · 15 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 倒影.

电影diànyǐngmovie; film
电影院diànyǐngyuàncinema; movie theater
影响yǐngxiǎnginfluence; effect
影片yǐngpiàna copy of a film; film; motion picture; movie
影视yǐngshìmovies and television
影子yǐngzishadow; reflection
倒闭dǎobìto go bankrupt; to close down
倒车dǎochēto change buses, trains etc
摄影师shèyǐngshīphotographer; cinematographer; cameraman
摄影shèyǐngto take a photograph; photography
摔倒shuāidǎoto fall down; to slip and fall
倒是dàoshìcontrary to what one might expect; actually

Questions about 倒影

What does 倒影 mean?

倒影 (dàoyǐng) means "inverted image; reversed image (e.g. upside down)".

How do you write 倒影?

倒影 is made of 2 characters: 倒 (10 strokes), 影 (15 strokes). That is 25 strokes in total.