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发亮

fā liàng · fa liang

Traditional 發亮

Meaning

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  1. to shine
  2. shiny
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Shiny shoes

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，我(wǒ)的(de)皮鞋(píxié)擦(cā)得(de)发亮(fāliàng)！

    Look, my leather shoes are polished until they shine!

  2. Liangliang

    真的(zhēnde)，在(zài)太阳(tàiyang)下(xià)更(gèng)发亮(fāliàng)。

    Really. They shine even more in the sun.

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)擦(cā)了(le)半个(bànge)小时(xiǎoshí)呢(ne)。

    I polished them for half an hour.

  4. Liangliang

    我们(wǒmen)走(zǒu)吧(ba)，前面(qiánmiàn)是(shì)胡同(hútòng)，刚(gāng)下(xià)过(guò)雨(yǔ)。

    Let's go. The hutong is ahead and it just rained.

  5. Dengdeng

    哎呀(āiyā)，我(wǒ)踩到(cǎidào)水(shuǐ)了(le)！

    Oh no, I stepped in water!

  6. Liangliang

    现在(xiànzài)不是(bùshì)鞋(xié)发亮(fāliàng)，是(shì)地上(dìshang)的(de)水(shuǐ)发亮(fāliàng)。

    Now it's not the shoes that shine, it's the water on the ground.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)的(de)皮(pí)鞋(xié)擦(cā)得(de)发(fā)亮(liàng)。

His leather shoes were polished until they shone.

02

猫(māo)的(de)眼(yǎn)睛(jīng)在(zài)黑(hēi)暗(àn)中(zhōng)发(fā)亮(liàng)。

The cat's eyes shine in the dark.

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