阳 (陽)
yáng
Pinyin

Definition

阳 (陽)
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yáng
  1. positive (electric.)
  2. sun
  3. male principle (Taoism)
  4. Yang, opposite: 陰|阴[yīn]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

太阳
tài yang
  1. 1 sun
  2. 2 classifier: 个 gè
  3. 3 abbr. for 太陽穴|太阳穴[tài yáng xué]
沈阳
Shěn yáng
  1. 1 Shenyang subprovincial city and capital of Liaoning province 遼寧省|辽宁省 in northeast China
  2. 2 old names include Fengtian 奉天, Shengjing 盛京 and Mukden
阳光
yáng guāng
  1. 1 sunshine
  2. 2 classifier: 线 xiàn
  3. 3 transparent (open to public scrutiny)
阳台
yáng tái
阳台
yáng tái
  1. 1 balcony
  2. 2 porch

Idioms (11)

你走你的阳关道，我过我的独木桥
nǐ zǒu nǐ de Yáng guān Dào , wǒ guò wǒ de dú mù qiáo
  1. 1 lit. you hit the high road, I'll cross the log bridge (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. you go your way, I'll go mine
  3. 3 you do it your way, I'll do it mine
十指不沾阳春水
shí zhǐ bù zhān yáng chūn shuǐ
  1. 1 to have no need to fend for oneself (idiom)
  2. 2 to lead a pampered life
夕阳西下
xī yáng xī xià
  1. 1 the sun sets in the west (idiom)
太阳从西边出来
tài yáng cóng xī biān chū lái
  1. 1 lit. the sun rises in the west (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. hell freezes over
  3. 3 pigs can fly
洛阳纸贵
Luò yáng zhǐ guì
  1. 1 lit. paper has become expensive in Luoyang (because everyone is making a copy of a popular story) (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (of a product) to sell like hotcakes

Sample Sentences

在太阳系中，水星跟太阳的距离很近，受到太阳高温的影响，水星白天的地表温度非常高，可以达到摄氏427度，因此水星没办法像邻近的金星和地球一样形成一层厚厚的大气层。
zài tàiyángxì zhōng ，Shuǐxīng gēn tàiyang de jùlí hěn jìn ，shòudào tàiyang gāowēn de yǐngxiǎng ，Shuǐxīng báitiān de dìbiǎo wēndù fēicháng gāo ，kěyǐ dádào Shèshì sìbǎièrshíqī dù ，yīncǐ Shuǐxīng méi bànfǎ xiàng línjìn de Jīnxīng hé dìqiú yīyàng xíngchéng yīcéng hòu hòu de dàqìcéng 。
In the solar system, Mercury is very close to the sun. Because of the high temperature from the sun, the ground temperature on Mercury is very high, which is up to 427 degree celsius. Therefore, Mercury cannot form a thick layer of atmosphere like Venus and Earth.
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因为大气层稀薄，所以反射太阳光的能力不如地球，进而也促进了水星高温地表的形成。
yīnwèi dàqìcéng xībó ，suǒyǐ fǎnshè tàiyángguāng de nénglì bùrú dìqiú ，jìnér yě cùjìn le Shuǐxīng gāowēn dìbiǎo de xíngchéng 。
On account of the thin layer of atmosphere, it cannot reflect sunlight as much as the Earth does, and furthermore lead to the formation of Mercury's high temperature surface.
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但即使反射出去了，因为稀薄的大气层，水星在需要留住太阳光的温度时仍然留不住，所以到了晚上，温度又会急速下降到零下173摄氏度。
dàn jíshǐ fǎnshè chūqù le ，yīnwèi xībó de dàqìcéng ，Shuǐxīng zài xūyào liúzhù tàiyángguāng de wēndù shí réngrán liú bù zhù ，suǒyǐ dào le wǎnshang ，wēndù yòu huì jísù xiàjiàng dào língxià yībǎiqīshísān Shèshìdù 。
But even though the sunlight reflected, Mercury can't remain the heat of sunlight owing to the thin layer of atmosphere. So when night arrives, the temperature nosedives to -173 degree celsius.
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大部分的太阳光来到水星以后都被表面的岩石所吸收，只有百分之八被反射出去。
dàbùfen de tàiyángguāng láidào Shuǐxīng yǐhòu dōu bèi biǎomiàn de yánshí suǒ xīshōu ，zhǐ yǒu bǎifēnzhī bā bèi fǎnshè chūqù 。
Most of the sunlight are absorbed by rocks on the surface, and only 8% of them reflected.
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但这并不表示水星上没有水，1991年科学家在水星的北极地区观测到一个亮点，科学家推测那是水星地表的冰反射阳光形成的。
dàn zhè bìng bù biǎoshì Shuǐxīng shàng méiyǒu shuǐ ，yījiǔjiǔyī nián kēxuéjiā zài Shuǐxīng de běijí dìqū guāncè dào yīgē liàngdiǎn ，kēxuéjiā tuīcè nà shì Shuǐxīng dìbiǎo de bīng fǎnshè yángguāng xíngchéng de 。
But this doesn't mean that there is no water on Mercury. In 1991, Scientists observed a bright spot in the North pole area, which is conjectured that it is the reflection of sunlight from the ice on Mercury's surface.
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虽然水星表面的温度很高，但是北极的一些陨石坑里常年见不到太阳，所以温度都低于摄氏零下161度。
suīrán Shuǐxīng biǎomiàn de wēndù hěn gāo ，dànshì běijí de yīxiē yǔnshíkēng lǐ chángnián jiàn bùdào tàiyang ，suǒyǐ wēndù dōu dīyú Shèshì língxià dù 。
Although the temperature on Mercury's surface is high, there is no sunlight for years in some craters in the north pole area, hence the temperature is usually below 161 degree celsius.
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我当然看了！设定很有创意，想象有一天太阳会爆炸，人类要把地球推向其他星系。
wǒ dāngrán kàn le ！shèdìng hěn yǒu chuàngyì ，xiǎngxiàng yǒu yìtiān tàiyang huì bàozhà ，rénlèi yào bǎ dìqiú tuī xiàng qítā xīng xì 。
Of course I’ve watched it! A creative setting where it imagines that the sun will explode and humans will push the earth towards other galaxies.
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继新零售超市无人便利店在京落地后国内首个无人智慧面包坊近日在朝阳门亮相
jì Xīn língshòu chāoshì wúrén biànlìdiàn zài Jīng luòdì hòu guónèi shǒugè wúrén zhìhuì miànbāo Fāng jìnrì zài Cháoyángmén liàngxiàng
...following the introduction of new retail supermarkets, unmanned self service convenience stores have emerged in Beijing. And yet another first of its kind “unmanned” smart bakery store has made a public appearance in Chaoyang.
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今天，是一个值得世界人民永远纪念的日子。七十年前的今天，中国人民经过长达十四年艰苦卓绝的斗争，取得了中国人民抗日战争的伟大胜利，宣告了世界反法西斯战争的完全胜利，和平的阳光再次普照大地
jīntiān ，shì yī gè zhídé shìjiè rénmín yǒngyuǎn jìniàn de rìzi 。qīshí nián qián de jīntiān ，Zhōngguó rénmín jīngguò chángdá shí sì nián jiānkù zhuójué de dòuzhēng ，qǔdé le Zhōngguó rénmín Kàng Rì Zhànzhēng de wěidà shènglì ，xuāngào le shìjiè fǎn Fǎxīsī zhànzhēng de wánquán shènglì ，hépíng de yángguāng zàicì pǔzhào dàdì
Today is a day worth remembering forever for people around the world. Seventy years ago today, the Chinese people, after persisting through fourteen long years of the trials of war, won a great victory in the War of Chinese People's Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and announced an absolute victory in the World Anti-Fascist War, and the peaceful light of the sun fell once again upon the continent.
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第一次看还是阴差阳错地陪老人家去公园组织的老电影放映会，谁知我第一眼就爱上了，从此一发不可收拾。
dìyīcì kàn háishi yīnchāyángcuò de péi lǎorénjiā qù gōngyuán zǔzhī de lǎodiànyǐng fàngyìnghuì ，shéizhī wǒ dìyīyǎn jiù àishàng le ，cóngcǐ yīfābùkěshōushi 。
The first time I watched an old movie, was at a screening party at a park when I accompanied an elderly. Who could guess that I would fall in love with it at first sight, and can be controlled since.
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