reflect light; shine back
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
to reflect; to shine back
literaryOften used for light, especially from celestial bodies (sun, moon) or in atmospheric phenomena. Also commonly seen in literary and idiomatic contexts.
Xī夕
yáng阳
xī西
xià下
，
xiá霞
guāng光
fǎn反
zhào照
zài在
hú湖
miàn面
shàng上
。
As the sun set in the west, the evening glow was reflected on the surface of the lake.
Yuè月
guāng光
fǎn反
zhào照
jìn进
yōu幽
àn暗
de的
shān山
gǔ谷
。
The moonlight shone back into the dark valley.
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Nà那
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
huí回
guāng光
fǎn反
zhào照
de的
xiàn现
xiàng象
。
That is a phenomenon of the last glow before extinction.
Tā他
de的
chéng成
gōng功
zhǐ只
shì是
xī昔
rì日
róng荣
yào耀
de的
fǎn反
zhào照
。
His success is merely a reflection of past glory.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
jiàn建
zhù筑
cái材
liào料
de的
biǎo表
miàn面
néng能
fǎn反
zhào照
yáng阳
guāng光
。
The surface of this building material can reflect sunlight.