发
光

To emit light in Chinese: 发光 (fā guāng)

fā guāng

to emit light

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 發光1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to emit light; to shine; to glow; to glisten; to be luminous

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发
光

Zhuyin

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ㄈㄚ

fā

ㄈ/ fㄚ/ a—/ first tone

ㄍㄨㄤ

guāng

ㄍ/ gㄨ/ uㄤ/ ang—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

发光

Simplified

發光

Traditional

Example sentences

See 发光 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 天上的星星在夜里发光。

    tiān shàng de xīng xīng zài yè lǐ fā guāng。

    The stars in the sky shine at night.

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Related words

发

fā

to send out

光

guāng

light

发烧

fā shāo

to have a high temperature (from illness)

发现

fā xiàn

to notice

头发

tóu fa

hair (on the head)

出发

chū fā

to set off

发生

fā shēng

to happen

发展

fā zhǎn

development

理发

lǐ fà

to get a haircut

沙发

shā fā

sofa (loanword)

阳光

yáng guāng

sunshine

发表

fā biǎo

to issue

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