Definition
姗 is not used alone in modern Chinese; it only appears in the reduplicated form 姗姗 (shān shān), meaning 'slowly, leisurely', most famously in the idiom 姗姗来迟 (shān shān lái chí, 'to be late, to arrive slowly'). The character itself carries no independent meaning.
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(used in 姗姗) slowlyleisurely
Examples
- ，。Tā shān shān lái chí, dàjiā dōu děng jí le.She arrived slowly and late; everyone was getting impatient.
- 姗姗，。wǔzhě shānshān ér lái, guānzhòng ānjìng xiàlai.The dancers came slowly, and the audience quieted down.
- 姗姗，。tā shānshān ér xíng, zài xīyáng xià.She walked slowly in the sunset.
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