guāng

咣

Character · Noun · Adjective · Adverb · OnomatopoeiaTraditional光

light; honor; bright; used up

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

5 senses · 11 examples
1.

noun

light; illumination

Tài太
yáng阳
guāng光
shì是
wēn温
nuǎn暖
de的
 。

Sunlight is warm.

Qǐng请
bǎ把
dēng灯
dǎ打
kāi开
 ,
wǒ我
men们
xū需
yào要
yī一
diǎn点
guāng光
 。

Please turn on the light, we need some illumination.

2.

noun

honor; glory

commendatory
Wèi为
guó国
zhēng争
guāng光
shì是
měi每
gè个
yùn运
dòng动
yuán员
de的
mèng梦
xiǎng想
 。

Bringing honor to the country is every athlete's dream.

Tā他
lì立
le了
gōng功
 ,
liǎn脸
shàng上
hěn很
yǒu有
guāng光
 。

He rendered meritorious service, and his face is full of glory.

3.

adjective

bright; smooth; bare

Zhè这
dì地
bǎn板
cā擦
dé得
zhēn真
guāng光
 。

This floor is polished really smooth.

Hái孩
zi子
men们
guāng光
zhe着
jiǎo脚
zài在
shā沙
tān滩
shàng上
pǎo跑
 。

The children are running barefoot on the beach.

4.

adverb

only; merely; used up

Guāng光
shuō说
bù不
zuò做
kě可
bù不
xíng行
 。

It won't do to just talk and not act.

Qián钱
dōu都
huā花
guāng光
le了
 。

The money is all spent.

5.

onomatopoeia

bang; slam; clang (sound of impact or vibration)

informal

Often used in the pattern '光的一声' or '光当'.

Guāng光
de的
yī一
shēng声
 ,
guān关
shàng上
le了
dà大
mén门
 。

With a bang, the main door slammed shut.

Wài外
miàn面
chuán传
lái来
guāng光
dāng当
yī一
shēng声
 ,
hǎo好
xiàng像
shén什
me么
dōng东
xī西
dǎo倒
le了
 。

A clanging sound came from outside, as if something had fallen over.

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Tā他
qì气
dé得
bǎ把
shū书
guāng光
de地
yī一
xià下
shuāi摔
zài在
zhuō桌
shàng上
 。

In anger, he slammed the book down on the table with a thud.