Chinese word

亮

Pronunciation

Pinyinliàng

Meaning

  • adjectivebright

Example

房间亮了。fáng jiān liàng le

The room became bright.

Illustration for 亮 (bright)

More examples

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

The morning sunlight is bright.

Core concept

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

Common phrases

  • 房间很亮fáng jiān hěn liàng

    bright room

  • 太阳很亮tài yáng hěn liàng

    bright sun

  • 灯光很亮dēng guāng hěn liàng

    bright light

Similar words

明亮míng liàng: Having plenty of light and being clear and easy to see, especially in a room or on an object.

Definition in Chinese

有明显光线、看起来明亮的状态；也可指灯、火等被点着而发光的情况。yǒu míng xiǎn guāng xiàn kàn qǐ lái míng liàng de zhuàng tài yě kě zhǐ dēng huǒ děng bèi diǎn zháo ér fā guāng de qíng kuàng

Word origin

亮 (liàng, "bright") has long been associated with light and visibility, and its meanings extend from being bright to a lamp or fire becoming lit.

Usage tips

  • 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 meanings

  • shineverb
  • light upverb

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