Chinese word dictionary

阳光

yángguāng · sunshine; (of personality) upbeat; energetic; transparent (open to public scrutiny)

Practice word

Word information

Simplified阳光

Traditional陽光

Pinyinyángguāng

Part of speech名

HSK 3.04

HSK 2.04

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

阳yáng

the male principle; bright, sunny; clear, lit, open

光guāng

light; bright, brilliant; only, merely

How to learn 阳光

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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Words with the same characters

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太阳tàiyáng

sun; sunlight; sunshine; temple (on the side of the human head) (abbr. for 太陽穴|太阳穴[tai4 yang2 xue2])

不光bùguāng

not the only one; not only

光guāng

light; ray (CL:道[dao4]); bright; shiny; only; merely; used up; finished; to leave (a part of the body) uncovered

灯光dēngguāng

(stage) lighting; light

光临guānglín

(formal) to honor with one's presence; to attend

光明guāngmíng

light; radiance; (fig.) bright (prospects etc); openhearted