Chinese word

自然光

Pronunciation

Pinyinzì rán guāng

Meaning

  • nounnatural light

Example

这个房间的自然光很充足。zhè ge fáng jiān de zì rán guāng hěn chōng zú

This room has plenty of natural light.

Illustration for 自然光 (natural light)

More examples

下午的自然光很柔和，适合拍照。xià wǔ de zì rán guāng hěn róu hé shì hé pāi zhào

The natural light in the afternoon is soft and good for taking photos.

Core concept

Daylight that enters a space from the world outside rather than from a lamp.

Common phrases

  • 自然光照进房间zì rán guāng zhào jìn fáng jiān

    natural light shining into the room

  • 在自然光下拍照zài zì rán guāng xià pāi zhào

    take photos in natural light

  • 遮挡自然光zhē dǎng zì rán guāng

    block natural light

Similar words

阳光yáng guāng: Bright light sent out by the sun.
光线guāng xiàn: Light that illuminates a place or makes objects visible.
灯光dēng guāng: Light produced by lamps or other electric lights.

Definition in Chinese

来自大自然或太阳的光，不是人工照明，常指白天从窗户或室外进入的光线。lái zì dà zì rán huò tài yáng de guāng bú shì rén gōng zhào míng cháng zhǐ bái tiān cóng chuāng hù huò shì wài jìn rù de guāng xiàn

Word origin

自然 (zìrán, "nature") + 光 (guāng, "light") forms a transparent compound for light supplied by nature, especially daylight.

Usage tips

  • In English, natural light often means a room's daylight even when no sunbeam is visible, so it is broader than light coming directly from the sun.

Other meanings

  • sunshinenoun
  • sunlightnoun

Opposites

  • 人造光rén zào guāngartificial lightnoun

Related words

  • 自然采光zì rán cǎi guāngnatural lightingnoun
  • 自然光源zì rán guāng yuánnatural light sourcenoun

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