guāng

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Word · Noun · Adjective · Verb · Adverb · OnomatopoeiaTraditional光

light; brightness

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Meanings

5 senses · 13 examples
1.

noun

light; ray; brightness

Yáng阳
guāng光
zhào照
jìn进
le了
fáng房
jiān间
 。

Sunlight shines into the room.

Zhè这
zhǎn盏
dēng灯
de的
dēng灯
guāng光
hěn很
róu柔
hé和
 。

The light from this lamp is very soft.

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Xīng星
guāng光
zài在
yè夜
kōng空
zhōng中
shǎn闪
shuò烁
 。

Starlight twinkles in the night sky.

2.

adjective

bare; naked; exposed

Tā他
guāng光
zhe着
jiǎo脚
zài在
shā沙
tān滩
shàng上
zǒu走
 。

He walked barefoot on the beach.

Dì地
lǐ里
guāng光
tū秃
tū秃
de的
 ,
yī一
kē棵
shù树
yě也
méi没
yǒu有
 。

The field was bare, without a single tree.

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Bú不
yào要
guāng光
shuō说
bú不
zuò做
 。

Don't just talk without taking action.

3.

verb

to finish; to use up

informal

Often used colloquially.

Qián钱
dōu都
huā花
guāng光
le了
 。

The money is all spent.

Tā他
bǎ把
fàn饭
dōu都
chī吃
guāng光
le了
 。

He ate up all the food.

4.

adverb

merely; only; just

Guāng光
zháo着
jí急
jiě解
jué决
bù不
liǎo了
wèn问
tí题
 。

Just worrying won't solve the problem.

Zhè这
hái孩
zi子
guāng光
chī吃
ròu肉
 ,
bù不
chī吃
shū蔬
cài菜
 。

This child only eats meat and no vegetables.

5.

onomatopoeia

bang; clang (sound of a collision or vibration)

Used to depict a loud, resonant metallic or hard-object collision sound.

Shuǐ水
gāng缸
pèng碰
de得
guāng光
guāng光
xiǎng响
 。

The water vat knocked with a clanging sound.

Mén门
bèi被
fēng风
chuī吹
de得
guāng光
guāng光
de地
zhuàng撞
zài在
qiáng墙
shàng上
 。

The door was blown by the wind and banged against the wall.

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Tā他
shēng生
qì气
de地
bǎ把
guō锅
shuāi摔
zài在
zào灶
tái台
shàng上
 ,
fā发
chū出
guāng光
de的
yī一
shēng声
 。

He angrily slammed the pot onto the stove, making a loud clang.