English–Chinese

“bright” in Chinese

Chinese

Also明亮 (míng liàng) · 光明 (guāng míng) · 水灵灵 (shuǐ líng líng) · 光亮 (guāng liàng)

Pronunciation

Pinyinliàng

Example

房间亮了。fáng jiān liàng le

The room became bright.

Illustration for 亮 (bright)

How to say “bright” in Chinese

“Bright” in Chinese is 亮 (liàng).

A dark scene becomes clear when light fills it or shines from a source such as a lamp or fire.

Full entry for 亮: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with 亮

早晨的阳光很亮。zǎo chén de yáng guāng hěn liàng

The morning sunlight is bright.

Tips for using 亮

  • Chinese can place a descriptive word directly after its noun as the predicate, without an equivalent of English be, as in 房间亮了 (fángjiān liàng le, "the room became bright").

Other Chinese words for “bright”

2

明亮

míng liàng

adjectivebright

这间房子很明亮。zhè jiān fáng zi hěn míng liàng

This room is very bright.

3

光明

guāng míng

adjectivebright

他的未来很光明。tā de wèi lái hěn guāng míng

His future is very bright.

她的眼睛看起来水灵灵。tā de yǎn jīng kàn qǐ lái shuǐ líng líng

Her eyes look bright.

5

光亮

guāng liàng

adjectivebright

房间很光亮。fáng jiān hěn guāng liàng

The room is very bright.

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