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背光
bèi guāng
Pinyin
Definition
背光
-
bèi guāng
to be in a poor light
to do sth with one's back to the light
to stand in one's own light
Related Words
(20)
光
guāng
1
light
2
ray
3
CL:道[dào]
4
bright
5
only
6
merely
7
to use up
光明
guāng míng
1
light
2
radiance
3
(fig.) bright (prospects etc)
4
openhearted
光荣
guāng róng
1
honor and glory
2
glorious
光临
guāng lín
1
(formal) to honor with one's presence
2
to attend
光芒
guāng máng
1
rays of light
2
brilliant rays
3
radiance
背
bēi
1
variant of 背[bēi]
星光
xīng guāng
1
starlight
时光
shí guāng
1
time
2
era
3
period of time
曝光
bào guāng
1
to expose (photography)
2
(fig.) to expose (a scandal)
3
(advertising) exposure
4
Taiwan pr. [pù guāng]
灯光
dēng guāng
1
(stage) lighting
2
light
目光
mù guāng
1
sight
2
vision
3
view
4
gaze
5
look
眼光
yǎn guāng
1
gaze
2
insight
3
foresight
4
vision
5
way of looking at things
背叛
bèi pàn
1
to betray
背影
bèi yǐng
1
rear view
2
figure seen from behind
3
view of the back (of a person or object)
背后
bèi hòu
1
behind
2
at the back
3
in the rear
4
behind sb's back
背景
bèi jǐng
1
background
2
backdrop
3
context
4
(fig.) powerful backer
5
CL:種|种[zhǒng]
阳光
yáng guāng
1
sunshine
2
CL:線|线[xiàn]
3
transparent (open to public scrutiny)
一扫而光
yī sǎo ér guāng
1
to clear off
2
to make a clean sweep of
不光
bù guāng
1
not the only one
2
not only
亮光
liàng guāng
1
light
2
beam of light
3
gleam of light
4
light reflected from an object
Idioms
(20)
一寸光阴一寸金
yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn
1
lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold. (idiom)
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
lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold, money cannot buy you time. (idiom)
2
fig. Time is precious and must be treasured.
光前裕后
guāng qián yù hòu
1
to bring honor to one's ancestors and benefit future generations (idiom)
光天化日
guāng tiān huà rì
1
the full light of day (idiom)
2
fig. peace and prosperity
3
in broad daylight
光明磊落
guāng míng lěi luò
1
open and candid (idiom); straightforward and upright
光耀门楣
guāng yào mén méi
1
splendor shines on the family's door (idiom)
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
lit. the barefooted people are not afraid of those who wear shoes (idiom)
2
fig. the poor, who have nothing to lose, do not fear those in power
光说不做
guāng shuō bù zuò
1
all talk and no action (idiom)
2
to preach what one does not practice
光说不练
guāng shuō bù liàn
1
all talk and no action (idiom)
2
to preach what one does not practice
3
same as 光說不做|光说不做[guāng shuō bù zuò]
光阴似箭
guāng yīn sì jiàn
1
time flies like an arrow (idiom); How time flies!
光风霁月
guāng fēng jì yuè
1
lit. light breeze and clear moon (idiom)
2
period of peace and prosperity
3
noble and benevolent character
勾肩搭背
gōu jiān dā bèi
1
arms around each other's shoulders (idiom)
大放光明
dà fàng guāng míng
1
great release of light (idiom)
容光焕发
róng guāng huàn fā
1
face glowing (idiom); looking radiant
2
all smiles
寒光闪闪
hán guāng shǎn shǎn
1
to glitter like frost and snow (idiom)
寸金难买寸光阴
cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīn
1
An ounce of gold can't buy you an interval of time (idiom); Money can't buy you time.
2
Time is precious.
手心手背都是肉
shǒu xīn shǒu bèi dōu shì ròu
1
lit. both the palm and the back of the hand are made of flesh (idiom)
2
fig. to both be of equal importance
3
to value both equally
扼喉抚背
è hóu fǔ bèi
1
lit. to strangle the front and press the back (idiom)
2
fig. to occupy all key points (military)
春光乍泄
chūn guāng zhà xiè
1
spring sunshine emerges to bring the world alive (idiom)
2
to give a glimpse of sth intimate (e.g. one's underwear)
弃约背盟
qì yuē bèi méng
1
to abrogate an agreement
2
to break one's oath (idiom)
Sample Sentences
可是这儿背光。还是换个地方吧。这儿怎么样?
kěshì zhèr5 bèiguāng 。háishì huàn ge dìfang ba 。zhèr5 zěnmeyàng ?
But the light is poor here. Maybe we better choose another place. How about here?
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