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明亮

míng liàng · ming liang

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Meaning

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  1. bright
  2. shining
  3. glittering
  4. to become clear
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A bright flat

  1. Liangliang

    这个(zhège)房子(fángzi)很(hěn)小(xiǎo)，但是(dànshì)很(hěn)明亮(míngliàng)。

    This flat is small, but it is bright.

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)喜欢(xǐhuan)明亮(míngliàng)的(de)房间(fángjiān)。

    I like bright rooms.

  3. Liangliang

    窗户(chuānghu)朝(cháo)南(nán)，一(yī)整天(zhěngtiān)都(dōu)很(hěn)明亮(míngliàng)。

    The window faces south, so it is bright all day.

  4. Dengdeng

    那(nà)为什么(wèishénme)我(wǒ)觉得(juéde)有点(yǒudiǎn)暗(àn)？

    Then why does it look a bit dark to me?

  5. Liangliang

    因为(yīnwèi)你(nǐ)戴(dài)着(zhe)墨镜(mòjìng)！

    Because you are wearing sunglasses!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

今(jīn)晚(wǎn)的(de)夜(yè)空(kōng)星(xīng)光(guāng)非(fēi)常(cháng)明(míng)亮(liàng)。

Tonight in the night sky, the stars are shining very brightly.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by tangereeny · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

天(tiān)空(kōng)逐(zhú)渐(jiàn)明(míng)亮(liàng)了(le)起(qǐ)来(lái)。

The sky is getting brighter.

Tatoeba: Chinese by anndiana · English by aelena · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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