Chinese word

夜光

Pronunciation

Pinyinyè guāng

Meaning

  • nounglow

Example

晚上能看到夜光刻度。wǎn shàng néng kàn dào yè guāng kè dù

At night, you can see the glow of the markings.

Illustration for 夜光 (glow)

More examples

这只夜光手表晚上很容易看时间。zhè zhǐ yè guāng shóu biǎo wǎn shàng hěn róng yì kàn shí jiān

This glow-in-the-dark watch makes it easy to tell the time at night.

Core concept

A material's visible glow in darkness, whether it comes from its own emission or from light absorbed earlier.

Common phrases

  • 夜光手表yè guāng shóu biǎo

    glow-in-the-dark watch

  • 夜光灯yè guāng dēng

    night-light

  • 夜光棒yè guāng bàng

    glow stick

Similar words

蓄光xù guāng: A property or treatment that stores light and releases it as a slow glow in darkness.
荧光yíng guāng: Light produced when a material is exposed to ultraviolet light.
背光bèi guāng: Light placed behind a screen or dial to brighten its display from the back.

Definition in Chinese

指在黑夜里能够自发或在吸收光后发出可见光的现象或材料，常用于描述表盘、应急标识或某些发光材料的效果。zhǐ zài hēi yè lǐ néng gòu zì fā huò zài xī shōu guāng hòu fā chū kě jiàn guāng de xiàn xiàng huò cái liào cháng yòng yú miáo shù biǎo pán yìng jí biāo shí huò mǒu xiē fā guāng cái liào de xiào guǒ

Word origin

夜光 (yèguāng, "night glow") combines 夜 (yè, "night") with 光 (guāng, "light"), directly describing light that appears against a dark setting.

Usage tips

  • This noun can describe a property or effect of an object, not only the object itself, which helps distinguish a glowing surface from the item that carries it.

Opposites

Related words

  • 夜光粉yè guāng fěnglow-in-the-dark powdernoun
  • 夜光涂料yè guāng tú liàoglow-in-the-dark paintnoun

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