光

Light in Chinese: 光 (guāng)

guāng

light

HSK 3.0 Level 32 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1light; ray
  2. 2bright; shiny
  3. 3only; merely
  4. 4used up; finished
  5. 5to leave (a part of the body) uncovered

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光

Zhuyin

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ㄍㄨㄤ

guāng

ㄍ/ gㄨ/ uㄤ/ ang—/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 时光飞逝。

    shí guāng fēi shì。

    Time flies.

  • 月光好亮。

    yuè guāng hǎo liàng。

    The moon's so bright.

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Related words

阳光

yáng guāng

sunshine

光滑

guāng huá

glossy

光临

guāng lín

(formal) to honor with one's presence

光明

guāng míng

light

光盘

guāng pán

compact disc (CD)

光荣

guāng róng

honor and glory

不光

bù guāng

not the only one

灯光

dēng guāng

(stage) lighting

风光

fēng guāng

scene

光线

guāng xiàn

light ray

目光

mù guāng

gaze

时光

shí guāng

time

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