阳光
yáng guāng
Pinyin

Definition

阳光
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yáng guāng
  1. sunshine
  2. CL:線|线[xiàn]
  3. transparent (open to public scrutiny)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

光
guāng
  1. 1 light
  2. 2 ray
  3. 3 CL:道[dào]
  4. 4 bright
  5. 5 only
  6. 6 merely
  7. 7 to use up
光明
guāng míng
  1. 1 light
  2. 2 radiance
  3. 3 (fig.) bright (prospects etc)
  4. 4 openhearted
光荣
guāng róng
  1. 1 honor and glory
  2. 2 glorious
光芒
guāng máng
  1. 1 rays of light
  2. 2 brilliant rays
  3. 3 radiance
星光
xīng guāng
  1. 1 starlight
时光
shí guāng
  1. 1 time
  2. 2 era
  3. 3 period of time
曝光
bào guāng
  1. 1 to expose (photography)
  2. 2 (fig.) to expose (a scandal)
  3. 3 (advertising) exposure
  4. 4 Taiwan pr. [pù guāng]
眼光
yǎn guāng
  1. 1 gaze
  2. 2 insight
  3. 3 foresight
  4. 4 vision
  5. 5 way of looking at things
阳光
yáng guāng
  1. 1 sunshine
  2. 2 CL:線|线[xiàn]
  3. 3 transparent (open to public scrutiny)
一扫而光
yī sǎo ér guāng
  1. 1 to clear off
  2. 2 to make a clean sweep of
不光
bù guāng
  1. 1 not the only one
  2. 2 not only
亮光
liàng guāng
  1. 1 light
  2. 2 beam of light
  3. 3 gleam of light
  4. 4 light reflected from an object
光亮
guāng liàng
  1. 1 bright
光伏
guāng fú
  1. 1 photovoltaic (e.g. cell)
光光
guāng guāng
  1. 1 bright
  2. 2 shiny
  3. 3 smooth
  4. 4 naked
  5. 5 bald
  6. 6 penniless
光圈
guāng quān
  1. 1 aperture
  2. 2 diaphragm
  3. 3 halo
  4. 4 aureole
光大
guāng dà
  1. 1 splendid
  2. 2 magnificent
  3. 3 abbr. for 中國光大銀行|中国光大银行[Zhōng guó Guāng dà Yín háng], China Everbright Bank
光学
guāng xué
  1. 1 optics
  2. 2 optical (instrument)
光年
guāng nián
  1. 1 light-year
光彩
guāng cǎi
  1. 1 luster
  2. 2 splendor
  3. 3 radiance
  4. 4 brilliance

Idioms (20)

一寸光阴一寸金
yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn
  1. 1 lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold. (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. free time is to be treasured
一寸光阴一寸金，寸金难买寸光阴
yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn , cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīn
  1. 1 lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold, money cannot buy you time. (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. Time is precious and must be treasured.
光前裕后
guāng qián yù hòu
  1. 1 to bring honor to one's ancestors and benefit future generations (idiom)
光天化日
guāng tiān huà rì
  1. 1 the full light of day (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. peace and prosperity
  3. 3 in broad daylight
光明磊落
guāng míng lěi luò
  1. 1 open and candid (idiom); straightforward and upright
光耀门楣
guāng yào mén méi
  1. 1 splendor shines on the family's door (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to bring honor to one's family
光脚的不怕穿鞋的
guāng jiǎo de bù pà chuān xié de
  1. 1 lit. the barefooted people are not afraid of those who wear shoes (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the poor, who have nothing to lose, do not fear those in power
光说不做
guāng shuō bù zuò
  1. 1 all talk and no action (idiom)
  2. 2 to preach what one does not practice
光说不练
guāng shuō bù liàn
  1. 1 all talk and no action (idiom)
  2. 2 to preach what one does not practice
  3. 3 same as 光說不做|光说不做[guāng shuō bù zuò]
光阴似箭
guāng yīn sì jiàn
  1. 1 time flies like an arrow (idiom); How time flies!
光风霁月
guāng fēng jì yuè
  1. 1 lit. light breeze and clear moon (idiom)
  2. 2 period of peace and prosperity
  3. 3 noble and benevolent character
大放光明
dà fàng guāng míng
  1. 1 great release of light (idiom)
容光焕发
róng guāng huàn fā
  1. 1 face glowing (idiom); looking radiant
  2. 2 all smiles
寒光闪闪
hán guāng shǎn shǎn
  1. 1 to glitter like frost and snow (idiom)
寸金难买寸光阴
cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīn
  1. 1 An ounce of gold can't buy you an interval of time (idiom); Money can't buy you time.
  2. 2 Time is precious.
春光乍泄
chūn guāng zhà xiè
  1. 1 spring sunshine emerges to bring the world alive (idiom)
  2. 2 to give a glimpse of sth intimate (e.g. one's underwear)
油光可鉴
yóu guāng kě jiàn
  1. 1 lit. oily and shiny to the point of reflecting (idiom)
  2. 2 lustrous
流光溢彩
liú guāng yì cǎi
  1. 1 lit. flowing light and overflowing color
  2. 2 brilliant lights and vibrant colors (idiom)
浮光掠影
fú guāng lu:è yǐng
  1. 1 flickering light and passing shadows (idiom)
  2. 2 blurred scenery
  3. 3 cursory
  4. 4 superficial
湖光山色
hú guāng shān sè
  1. 1 scenic lakes and mountain (idiom); beautiful lake and mountain landscape

Sample Sentences

因为大气层稀薄，所以反射太阳光的能力不如地球，进而也促进了水星高温地表的形成。
yīnwèi dàqìcéng xībó ，suǒyǐ fǎnshè tàiyángguāng de nénglì bùrú dìqiú ，jìnér yě cùjìn le Shuǐxīng gāowēn dìbiǎo de xíngchéng 。
On account of the thin layer of atmosphere, it cannot reflect sunlight as much as the Earth does, and furthermore lead to the formation of Mercury's high temperature surface.
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但即使反射出去了，因为稀薄的大气层，水星在需要留住太阳光的温度时仍然留不住，所以到了晚上，温度又会急速下降到零下173摄氏度。
dàn jíshǐ fǎnshè chūqù le ，yīnwèi xībó de dàqìcéng ，Shuǐxīng zài xūyào liúzhù tàiyángguāng de wēndù shí réngrán liú bù zhù ，suǒyǐ dào le wǎnshang ，wēndù yòu huì jísù xiàjiàng dào língxià yībǎiqīshísān Shèshìdù 。
But even though the sunlight reflected, Mercury can't remain the heat of sunlight owing to the thin layer of atmosphere. So when night arrives, the temperature nosedives to -173 degree celsius.
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大部分的太阳光来到水星以后都被表面的岩石所吸收，只有百分之八被反射出去。
dàbùfen de tàiyángguāng láidào Shuǐxīng yǐhòu dōu bèi biǎomiàn de yánshí suǒ xīshōu ，zhǐ yǒu bǎifēnzhī bā bèi fǎnshè chūqù 。
Most of the sunlight are absorbed by rocks on the surface, and only 8% of them reflected.
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但这并不表示水星上没有水，1991年科学家在水星的北极地区观测到一个亮点，科学家推测那是水星地表的冰反射阳光形成的。
dàn zhè bìng bù biǎoshì Shuǐxīng shàng méiyǒu shuǐ ，yījiǔjiǔyī nián kēxuéjiā zài Shuǐxīng de běijí dìqū guāncè dào yīgē liàngdiǎn ，kēxuéjiā tuīcè nà shì Shuǐxīng dìbiǎo de bīng fǎnshè yángguāng xíngchéng de 。
But this doesn't mean that there is no water on Mercury. In 1991, Scientists observed a bright spot in the North pole area, which is conjectured that it is the reflection of sunlight from the ice on Mercury's surface.
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哈，你可真可爱，平时都那么阳光，难得看到你抓狂。人呢，难免都会有些不好的情绪需要发泄一下，别介意。
hā ，nǐ kě zhēn kě ài ，píngshí dōu nàme yángguāng ，nándé kàndào nǐ zhuākuáng 。rén ne ，nánmiǎn dōuhuì yǒuxiē bùhǎo de qíngxù xūyào fāxiè yīxià ，bié jièyì 。
Ha, you're so cute. You've normally got such a sunny disposition, it's rare to see you lose it. It's normal that people get into bad moods and need to get it off their chest, don't worry about it.
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今天，是一个值得世界人民永远纪念的日子。七十年前的今天，中国人民经过长达十四年艰苦卓绝的斗争，取得了中国人民抗日战争的伟大胜利，宣告了世界反法西斯战争的完全胜利，和平的阳光再次普照大地
jīntiān ，shì yī gè zhídé shìjiè rénmín yǒngyuǎn jìniàn de rìzi 。qīshí nián qián de jīntiān ，Zhōngguó rénmín jīngguò chángdá shí sì nián jiānkù zhuójué de dòuzhēng ，qǔdé le Zhōngguó rénmín Kàng Rì Zhànzhēng de wěidà shènglì ，xuāngào le shìjiè fǎn Fǎxīsī zhànzhēng de wánquán shènglì ，hépíng de yángguāng zàicì pǔzhào dàdì
Today is a day worth remembering forever for people around the world. Seventy years ago today, the Chinese people, after persisting through fourteen long years of the trials of war, won a great victory in the War of Chinese People's Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and announced an absolute victory in the World Anti-Fascist War, and the peaceful light of the sun fell once again upon the continent.
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燕燕也是相当有想法啊，上回和她聊天，听她说她的择偶标准是出世的智者，入世的强者，或者是正常而阳光的普通人。
yànyàn yě shì xiāngdāng yǒu xiǎngfǎ ā ，shànghuí hé tā liáotiān ，tīng tā shuō tā de zé ǒu biāozhǔn shì chūshì de zhìzhě ，rùshì de qiángzhě ，huò zhě shì zhèngcháng ér yángguāng de pǔtōngrén 。
Yanyan also has some thoughts on the matter, the last time I talked to her, I heard her say that her standards for choosing a spouse involved a wise man beyond the mundane world, a strong man very much of the world or an ordinary outdoorsy bloke.
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是啊，还记得小学那会儿每周五下午都放假，不过我们黑板报小组都会趁着这个下午出黑板报，现在闭上眼睛还能感觉到周五下午明媚舒适的阳光和大家的笑脸呢。
shì a ，hái jìde xiǎoxué nà huìr5 měizhōuwǔ xiàwǔ dōu fàngjià ，bùguò wǒmen hēibǎnbào xiǎozǔ dōuhuì chèn zhe zhè ge xiàwǔ chū hēibǎnbào ，xiànzài bì shàng yǎnjing hái néng gǎnjué dào zhōuwǔ xiàwǔ míngmèi shūshì de yángguāng hé dàjiā de xiàoliǎn ne 。
Yeah, I still remember that when I was in elementary school we would get off school every Friday afternoon, however, the group responsible for the blackboard news would always make the most of this time to release their blackboard news. Even now, closing my eyes I can feel the bright cosy sunshine of those Friday afternoons and everyone's smiling faces.
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哦，就是太阳光被月亮全部遮住的天文现象，也叫“天狗食日”。
ò ，jiùshì tàiyángguāng bèi yuèliàng quánbù zhēzhù de tiānwén xiànxiàng ，yě jiào “tiāngǒu shí rì ”。
Oh, it's an astronomical event when all the sunlight is blocked out by the the moon, it's also referred to as "the heavenly dog eats the sun".
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天亮时的第一道阳光啊！对着新的一年的第一道阳光许下新年的第一个愿望，你不觉得很浪漫吗？而且特别有意义！
tiānliàng shí de dì yī dào yángguāng ā ！duì zhe xīn de yī nián de dì yī dào yángguāng xǔxià xīnnián de dì yī ge yuànwàng ，nǐ bù juéde hěn làngmàn ma ？érqiě tèbié yǒu yìyì ！
It's the first ray of sunlight at dawn! Don't you think that making a new year's wish while looking at the first rays of the sun is really romantic? And it's so profound!
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