liàng

亮

HSK 2Character · Adjective · Verb · Noun

bright; shine; loud; clear; reveal; surname

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

7 senses · 32 examples
1.

adjective

bright; well-lit; strong in light

Describes lighting conditions or the brightness of an object.

Zhè这
jiān间
wū屋
zi子
hěn很
míng明
liàng亮
 。

This room is very bright.

Dǎ打
kāi开
chuāng窗
hu户
 ,
ràng让
fáng房
jiān间
biàn变
liàng亮
xiē些
 。

Open the window to make the room brighter.

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Zhè这
zhǎn盏
tái台
dēng灯
de的
guāng光
xiàn线
tài太
bù不
liàng亮
le了
 。

The light from this table lamp is too dim.

Shān山
dǐng顶
shàng上
de的
dēng灯
guāng光
zhào照
dé得
shān山
xià下
hěn很
liàng亮
 。

The lights on the mountain peak illuminate the valley brightly.

Mǎn满
yuè月
de的
yè夜
wǎn晚
 ,
dà大
dì地
yī一
piàn片
liàng亮
tang堂
 。

On a full moon night, the whole earth is brightly lit.

2.

verb

to shine; to light up; to glow

Describes the act of producing light, either naturally or artificially.

Tiān天
liàng亮
le了
 ,
niǎo鸟
er儿
kāi开
shǐ始
chàng唱
gē歌
le了
 。

Dawn has broken, and the birds have started singing.

Shǒu手
diàn电
tǒng筒
liàng亮
le了
yī一
xià下
 ,
zhào照
qīng清
le了
qián前
fāng方
de的
lù路
 。

The flashlight flashed once, illuminating the path ahead.

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Jié节
rì日
de的
yè夜
wǎn晚
 ,
jiā家
jiā家
hù户
hù户
dōu都
liàng亮
zhe着
dēng灯
guāng光
 。

On festival nights, every household has their lights on.

Là蜡
zhú烛
liàng亮
le了
zhěng整
gè个
fáng房
jiān间
 。

The candle lit up the entire room.

Xīng星
xing星
liàng亮
de得
xiàng像
yī一
kē颗
kē颗
zuàn钻
shí石
 。

The stars shine like countless diamonds.

3.

adjective

loud; resonant; clear and strong in sound

Used to describe vocal or musical sound quality.

Tā他
de的
gē歌
shēng声
hóng洪
liàng亮
yǒu有
lì力
 。

His singing is loud and powerful.

Tā她
de的
shēng声
yīn音
cuì脆
liàng亮
 ,
hěn很
hǎo好
tīng听
 。

Her voice is clear and bright, very pleasant to listen to.

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Yǎn演
jiǎng讲
zhě者
yòng用
hóng洪
liàng亮
de的
shēng声
yīn音
dǎ打
dòng动
le了
guān观
zhòng众
 。

The speaker moved the audience with his resonant voice.

Biān鞭
pào炮
shēng声
hěn很
liàng亮
 ,
zhèn震
de得
ěr耳
duo朵
fā发
má麻
 。

The firecrackers were so loud that my ears tingled.

Jīng京
jù剧
yǎn演
yuán员
de的
chàng唱
qiāng腔
gé格
wài外
liàng亮
tang堂
 。

The Peking Opera singer's vocal tone is exceptionally resonant.

4.

verb

to raise one's voice; to speak loudly

informal

Commonly used in informal spoken contexts to describe raising one's voice.

Tā他
liàng亮
kāi开
sǎng嗓
zi子
hǎn喊
le了
yī一
shēng声
 ,
ràng让
dà大
jiā家
jí集
hé合
 。

He raised his voice and shouted to get everyone to gather.

Shàng上
kè课
de的
shí时
hou候
bù不
yào要
liàng亮
zhe着
sǎng嗓
zi子
hǎn喊
 。

Don't shout at the top of your voice during class.

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Shòu售
huò货
yuán员
liàng亮
zhe着
sǎng嗓
zi子
zhāo招
lǎn揽
gù顾
kè客
 。

The salesperson shouted at the top of their voice to attract customers.

Qǐng请
liàng亮
kāi开
sǎng嗓
zi子
chàng唱
zhè这
shǒu首
gē歌
 ,
ràng让
dà大
jiā家
dōu都
néng能
tīng听
dào到
 。

Please sing this song loudly so everyone can hear you.

Tā他
liàng亮
zhe着
sǎng嗓
zi子
hǎn喊
le了
bàn半
tiān天
 ,
hái还
shi是
méi没
rén人
huí回
yìng应
 。

He shouted at the top of his voice for a long time, but no one responded.

5.

adjective

open-minded; clear; enlightened

Used to describe mental clarity or an open mindset.

Tīng听
tā他
jiě解
shì释
wán完
 ,
wǒ我
xīn心
li里
jiù就
liàng亮
tang堂
le了
 。

After listening to his explanation, I finally understood.

Tā他
shì是
gè个
xīn心
míng明
yǎn眼
liàng亮
de的
rén人
 ,
zǒng总
néng能
fā发
xiàn现
wèn问
tí题
 。

He is a perceptive person who always spots problems.

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Jīng经
guò过
zhè这
cì次
péi培
xùn训
 ,
dà大
jiā家
de的
sī思
lù路
dōu都
biàn变
liàng亮
le了
 。

After this training, everyone's thinking became clearer.

Duō多
dú读
shū书
kě可
yǐ以
ràng让
rén人
yǎn眼
jiè界
biàn变
liàng亮
 。

Reading more can broaden one's horizons and improve clarity of mind.

Tā她
xīn心
xiōng胸
liàng亮
tang堂
 ,
cóng从
bù不
jì计
jiào较
gè个
rén人
dé得
shī失
 。

She has an open mind and never cares about personal gains or losses.

6.

verb

to show; to reveal; to expose

Often used to uncover hidden things or show one's true self.

Tā他
zhōng终
yú于
liàng亮
chū出
le了
zì自
jǐ己
de的
zhēn真
shí实
shēn身
fèn份
 。

He finally revealed his true identity.

Qǐng请
bǎ把
xiāng箱
zi子
dǎ打
kāi开
 ,
liàng亮
chū出
lǐ里
miàn面
de的
dōng东
xi西
 。

Please open the box and show what's inside.

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Zhè这
zhǒng种
rè热
dài带
biān蝙
fú蝠
 ,
yī一
zhǎn展
kāi开
chì翅
bǎng膀
jiù就
yǒu有
liǎn脸
pén盆
nà那
me么
dà大
 。

When this tropical bat spreads its wings, they are as big as a washbasin.

Zài在
bǐ比
sài赛
zhōng中
 ,
tā他
liàng亮
chū出
le了
quán全
bù部
shí实
lì力
 。

He showed all his strength in the competition.

Tā他
de的
xíng行
wéi为
liàng亮
chū出
le了
tā他
de的
zhēn真
shí实
rén人
pǐn品
 。

His actions revealed his true character.

7.

noun

surname Liang

A common Chinese family name.

Liàng亮
xiān先
shēng生
shì是
wǒ我
men们
gōng公
sī司
de的
xīn新
tóng同
shì事
 。

Mr. Liang is a new colleague at our company.

Liàng亮
lǎo老
shī师
jiāo教
wǒ我
men们
yǔ语
wén文
 。

Teacher Liang teaches us Chinese.