掣电 (掣電) chèdiàn

  1. chèdiàn verb to flash
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: In the sense of 闪电 (CC-CEDICT '掣電'; Guoyu '掣電' 1)
  2. chèdiàn adverb rapidly
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: In the sense of 迅捷 (CC-CEDICT '掣電'; Guoyu '掣電' 2; Mathews 1931 '掣電', p. 35)
  3. chèdiàn adverb taking a very short time
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: (CC-CEDICT '掣電'; Guoyu '掣電' 3; Mathews 1931 '掣電', p. 35)

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  • 雷掣电 (雷掣電) 驅雷掣電行 — Journey to the West 西遊記, 第十回 Chapter 10 — count: 3
  • 流星掣电 (流星掣電) 手起處真似流星掣電 — Water Margin 水滸傳, 第七十回 Chapter 70 — count: 2