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光线

guāng xiàn · guang xian

Traditional 光線

HSK 5Measure words: 条 tiáo, 道 dào

Meaning

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  1. light ray
  2. light
  3. illumination
  4. lighting (for a photograph)
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Too dark in here

  1. Liangliang

    这个(zhège)房间(fángjiān)光线(guāngxiàn)太(tài)暗(àn)了(le)。

    The light in this room is too dark.

  2. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)把(bǎ)窗帘(chuānglián)拉开(lākāi)吧(ba)。

    Then let us open the curtains.

  3. Liangliang

    拉开(lākāi)了(le)，光线(guāngxiàn)还是(háishi)不够(bùgòu)。

    We opened them. The light is still not enough.

  4. Dengdeng

    因为(yīnwèi)你(nǐ)还(hái)戴着(dàizhe)墨镜(mòjìng)呢(ne)！

    Because you are still wearing sunglasses!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

爱(ài)因(yīn)斯(sī)坦(tǎn)预(yù)测(cè)太(tài)阳(yáng)的(de)引(yǐn)力(lì)会(huì)弯(wān)曲(qū)光(guāng)线(xiàn)。

Einstein predicted that the Sun's gravity would bend light.

Tatoeba: Chinese by verdastelo9604 · English by Hybrid · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

拍(pāi)照(zhào)片(piàn)光(guāng)线(xiàn)不(bú)够(gòu)亮(liàng)。

There is insufficient light to take pictures.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by edelyn90 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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