发光
fā guāng
Pinyin

Definition

发光
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fā guāng
  1. to shine

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

光
guāng
  1. 1 light
  2. 2 ray
  3. 3 CL:道[dào]
  4. 4 bright
  5. 5 only
  6. 6 merely
  7. 7 to use up
光明
guāng míng
  1. 1 light
  2. 2 radiance
  3. 3 (fig.) bright (prospects etc)
  4. 4 openhearted
光荣
guāng róng
  1. 1 honor and glory
  2. 2 glorious
光芒
guāng máng
  1. 1 rays of light
  2. 2 brilliant rays
  3. 3 radiance
星光
xīng guāng
  1. 1 starlight
时光
shí guāng
  1. 1 time
  2. 2 era
  3. 3 period of time
曝光
bào guāng
  1. 1 to expose (photography)
  2. 2 (fig.) to expose (a scandal)
  3. 3 (advertising) exposure
  4. 4 Taiwan pr. [pù guāng]
眼光
yǎn guāng
  1. 1 gaze
  2. 2 insight
  3. 3 foresight
  4. 4 vision
  5. 5 way of looking at things
阳光
yáng guāng
  1. 1 sunshine
  2. 2 CL:線|线[xiàn]
  3. 3 transparent (open to public scrutiny)
一扫而光
yī sǎo ér guāng
  1. 1 to clear off
  2. 2 to make a clean sweep of
不光
bù guāng
  1. 1 not the only one
  2. 2 not only
亮光
liàng guāng
  1. 1 light
  2. 2 beam of light
  3. 3 gleam of light
  4. 4 light reflected from an object
光亮
guāng liàng
  1. 1 bright
光伏
guāng fú
  1. 1 photovoltaic (e.g. cell)
光光
guāng guāng
  1. 1 bright
  2. 2 shiny
  3. 3 smooth
  4. 4 naked
  5. 5 bald
  6. 6 penniless
光圈
guāng quān
  1. 1 aperture
  2. 2 diaphragm
  3. 3 halo
  4. 4 aureole
光大
guāng dà
  1. 1 splendid
  2. 2 magnificent
  3. 3 abbr. for 中國光大銀行|中国光大银行[Zhōng guó Guāng dà Yín háng], China Everbright Bank
光学
guāng xué
  1. 1 optics
  2. 2 optical (instrument)
光年
guāng nián
  1. 1 light-year
光彩
guāng cǎi
  1. 1 luster
  2. 2 splendor
  3. 3 radiance
  4. 4 brilliance

Idioms (20)

一寸光阴一寸金
yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn
  1. 1 lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold. (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. free time is to be treasured
一寸光阴一寸金，寸金难买寸光阴
yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn , cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīn
  1. 1 lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold, money cannot buy you time. (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. Time is precious and must be treasured.
光前裕后
guāng qián yù hòu
  1. 1 to bring honor to one's ancestors and benefit future generations (idiom)
光天化日
guāng tiān huà rì
  1. 1 the full light of day (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. peace and prosperity
  3. 3 in broad daylight
光明磊落
guāng míng lěi luò
  1. 1 open and candid (idiom); straightforward and upright
光耀门楣
guāng yào mén méi
  1. 1 splendor shines on the family's door (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to bring honor to one's family
光脚的不怕穿鞋的
guāng jiǎo de bù pà chuān xié de
  1. 1 lit. the barefooted people are not afraid of those who wear shoes (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the poor, who have nothing to lose, do not fear those in power
光说不做
guāng shuō bù zuò
  1. 1 all talk and no action (idiom)
  2. 2 to preach what one does not practice
光说不练
guāng shuō bù liàn
  1. 1 all talk and no action (idiom)
  2. 2 to preach what one does not practice
  3. 3 same as 光說不做|光说不做[guāng shuō bù zuò]
光阴似箭
guāng yīn sì jiàn
  1. 1 time flies like an arrow (idiom); How time flies!
光风霁月
guāng fēng jì yuè
  1. 1 lit. light breeze and clear moon (idiom)
  2. 2 period of peace and prosperity
  3. 3 noble and benevolent character
大放光明
dà fàng guāng míng
  1. 1 great release of light (idiom)
容光焕发
róng guāng huàn fā
  1. 1 face glowing (idiom); looking radiant
  2. 2 all smiles
寒光闪闪
hán guāng shǎn shǎn
  1. 1 to glitter like frost and snow (idiom)
寸金难买寸光阴
cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīn
  1. 1 An ounce of gold can't buy you an interval of time (idiom); Money can't buy you time.
  2. 2 Time is precious.
春光乍泄
chūn guāng zhà xiè
  1. 1 spring sunshine emerges to bring the world alive (idiom)
  2. 2 to give a glimpse of sth intimate (e.g. one's underwear)
油光可鉴
yóu guāng kě jiàn
  1. 1 lit. oily and shiny to the point of reflecting (idiom)
  2. 2 lustrous
流光溢彩
liú guāng yì cǎi
  1. 1 lit. flowing light and overflowing color
  2. 2 brilliant lights and vibrant colors (idiom)
浮光掠影
fú guāng lu:è yǐng
  1. 1 flickering light and passing shadows (idiom)
  2. 2 blurred scenery
  3. 3 cursory
  4. 4 superficial
湖光山色
hú guāng shān sè
  1. 1 scenic lakes and mountain (idiom); beautiful lake and mountain landscape

Sample Sentences

为什么你的皮肤在发光？你是吸血鬼吗？
wèishénme nǐ de pífū zài fāguāng ？nǐ shì xīxiěguǐ ma ？
Why is your skin glowing? Are you a vampire?
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是金子在哪儿都会发光的。回小城市也挺好的，压力小，生活质量高。还能照顾父母。
shì jīnzi zài nǎr dōu huì fāguāng de 。huí xiǎo chéngshì yě tǐng hǎo de ，yālì xiǎo ，shēnghuó zhìliang gāo 。hái néng zhàogu fùmǔ 。
Wherever there's gold, it shines! Going back to a small city is quite nice. There's little pressure, and the quality of life is higher. Also, you can take care of your folks.
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