曙光
shǔ guāng
Pinyin

Definition

曙光
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shǔ guāng
  1. dawn
  2. fig. the dawn of a new era

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

光
guāng
  1. 1 light
  2. 2 ray
  3. 3 classifier: 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

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

Sample Sentences

我要去看2016年的第一道曙光！
wǒ yào qù kàn 2016 nián de dì yī dào shǔguāng ！
I want to see the the first ray of dawn light of 2016!
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啥曙光？
shá shǔguāng ？
What dawn light?
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所以你要到楼顶吗？空污这么严重，我就不信你看得到什么曙光。
suǒyǐ nǐ yào dào lóudǐng ma ？kòngwū zhème yánzhòng ，wǒ jiù bùxìn nǐ kàn dedào shénme shǔguāng 。
So do you want to go up on the rooftop? With the air pollution being so severe, I just don't think you'll be able to see any ray of dawn light.
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去！你这哲学式生活，还真没什么乐趣，等我拍了曙光，你就别来羡慕我！
qù ！nǐ zhè zhéxué shì shēnghuó ，hái zhēn méi shénme lèqù ，děng wǒ pāi le shǔguāng ，nǐ jiù bié lái xiànmù wǒ ！
Huh! Your philosophical way of life sounds really quite boring. When I've taken the photos of the dawn light, don't get jealous!
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