Chinese word

亮度

Pronunciation

Pinyinliàng dù

Meaning

  • nounbrightness

Example

请把屏幕的亮度调高一点。qǐng bǎ píng mù de liàng dù tiáo gāo yì diǎn

Please turn up the screen brightness a little.

Illustration for 亮度 (brightness)

More examples

晚上睡觉时我把屏幕的亮度调低了。wǎn shàng shuì jiào shí wǒ bǎ píng mù de liàng dù tiáo dī le

At bedtime, I turned down the screen brightness.

Core concept

The amount of light that makes a screen, space, or object look dim or bright.

Common phrases

  • 调高亮度tiáo gāo liàng dù

    turn up brightness

  • 降低亮度jiàng dī liàng dù

    turn down brightness

  • 亮度设置liàng dù shè zhì

    brightness setting

Similar words

光guāng: Visible light itself, as something that reaches the eyes or makes things visible.
照明zhào míng: Light or equipment used to make a room or building bright.

Definition in Chinese

指用来描述屏幕、环境或物体明亮程度的名词，常用于评价光的明暗。zhǐ yòng lái miáo shù píng mù huán jìng huò wù tǐ míng liàng chéng dù de míng cí cháng yòng yú píng jià guāng de míng àn

Word origin

亮 (liàng, "bright") + 度 (dù, "degree") forms a word that treats brightness as a measurable degree.

Usage tips

  • A higher setting is not always better, because excessive screen light can make reading uncomfortable and the preferred level depends on the situation.

Related words

  • 亮度值liàng dù zhíbrightness valuenoun
  • 亮度调节liàng dù tiáo jiébrightness adjustmentnoun

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