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guāng · guang

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HSK 3Old HSK 4Measure word: 道 dào

Meaning

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  1. light; ray
  2. bright; shiny
  3. only; merely
  4. used up; finished
  5. to leave (a part of the body) uncovered
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  1. Liangliang

    今天(jīntiān)阳光(yángguāng)真(zhēn)好(hǎo)，我们(wǒmen)野餐(yěcān)吧(ba)！

    The sunshine is lovely today. Let's have a picnic!

  2. Dengdeng

    好啊(hǎoa)，饼干(bǐnggān)你(nǐ)拿着(názhe)吧(ba)。

    Sure, you hold the cookies.

  3. Liangliang

    没问题(méiwèntí)，我们(wǒmen)去(qù)树下(shùxià)吧(ba)。

    No problem. Let's go under the tree.

  4. Dengdeng

    咦(yí)，盒子(hézi)是(shì)空(kōng)的(de)！谁(shéi)吃光(chīguāng)了(le)？

    Huh, the box is empty! Who ate them all up?

  5. Liangliang

    不是(bùshì)我(wǒ)，我(wǒ)只(zhǐ)吃(chī)了(le)一块(yīkuài)。

    Not me. I only ate one.

  6. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)嘴边(zuǐbiān)还(hái)有(yǒu)饼干(bǐnggān)呢(ne)！

    You still have a cookie by your mouth!

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2 examples
01

黄(huáng)昏(hūn)时(shí)分(fēn)，天(tiān)空(kōng)染(rǎn)上(shàng)了(le)紫(zǐ)色(sè)的(de)光(guāng)。

At dusk, the sky was dyed with purple light.

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by LeviHighway · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

花(huā)光(guāng)他(tā)们(men)所(suǒ)有(yǒu)的(de)钱(qián)会(huì)很(hěn)荒(huāng)谬(miù)。

It would be ridiculous to spend all their money.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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